Moleculesof Murder

摘要

This fascinating new book by John Emsley, due for publication in August 2008, is about infamous murderers and famous victims! It includes the stories of people such as Harold Shipman, Alexander Litvinenko, Adelaide Bartlett and Georgi Markov and takes the reader on a journey of discovery into the world of poisons. Few books on poisons analyse these crimes from the viewpoint of the poison itself, and doing so throws a new light on how the murders or attempted murders were carried out and ultimately how the perpetrators were uncovered and brought to justice. Molecules of Murder looks at how forensic chemists have developed cunning ways to detect minute traces of dangerous substances, and why some of these poisons are now being researched as possible life-savers!