The Inheritor's Powder
a cautionary tale of poison, betrayal and greed
$33.38
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
25 August 2014
Summary
The Inheritor’s Powder: A Victorian Poisoning Mystery
In the nineteenth century it was criminally easy to bump off unwanted relatives.
A Household Thrown into Chaos
Plumstead village, 2 November 1833. Wealthy landlord, George Bodle is taken violently ill. He dies within hours. When his wife, daughter and two maids are also taken ill, there is only one terrifying explanation … arsenic poisoning.
A Murder Most Foul
Yet…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781780222226 |
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| ISBN-10: | 178022222X |
| Author: | Sandra Hempel |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 25 August 2014 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 24mm |
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Sandra Hempel is an engaging writer, adept at distilling tricky science.
Sandra Hempel is an engaging writer, adept at distilling tricky science - SUNDAY TIMES
About The Author
Sandra Hempel
Sandra Hempel is a journalist and author who specialises in health and social issues. She has written for a wide variety of popular newspapers and magazines, including The Times, the Sunday Times and the Mail on Sunday, as well as specialist publications. Her first book The Medical Detective - which tells the story of one doctor’s fight to stop the killer cholera epidemics that devastated 19th-century Britain - won the Medical Journalists’ Association BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD and the British Medical Association BOOK AWARD FOR THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE.
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