From the deadly origins of the gin & tonic cocktail to the arsenic-laced wallpaper in Napoleon’s bedroom, A Taste for Poison leads readers on a fascinating tour of the intricate, complex systems that keep us alive - or don’t. Alongside real-life accounts of murderers and their crimes -some notorious, some forgotten, some still unsolved - are the equally compelling stories of the poisons involved: eleven molecules of death that work their way through the human body and, paradoxically, illuminate the way in which our bodies function.ĭrawn from historical records and current news headlines, A Taste for Poison weaves together the fascinating tales of spurned lovers, shady scientists, medical professionals and political assassins, showing how the precise systems of the body can be impaired to lethal effect through the use of poison.

In a fascinating blend of popular science, medical history, and narrative crime nonfiction, Dr Neil Bradbury explores this most morbidly captivating method of murder from a cellular level. But how exactly do these poisons work to break our bodies down, and what can we learn from the damage they inflict? A full-time scientist and educator, Bradbury has won numerous awards for his unique approach to teaching physiology. It can be slipped into a drink, smeared onto the tip of an arrow or the handle of a door, even filtered through the air we breathe. is Professor of Physiology and Biophysics at the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, where he teaches and conducts research on genetic diseases. It can be slipped into a drink, smeared onto the. As any reader of murder mysteries can tell you, poison is one of the most enduring-and popular-weapons of choice for a scheming murderer. 'A fascinating tale of poisons and poisonous deeds which both educates and entertains.' - Kathy ReichsĪs any reader of murder mysteries can tell you, poison is one of the most enduring - and popular - weapons of choice for a scheming murderer. A brilliant blend of science and crime, A TASTE FOR POISON reveals how eleven notorious poisons affect the body-through the murders in which they were used. ’Indecently entertaining.’ A Daily Mail Book of the WeekAn Amazon US Best Book of 2022

A Taste for Poison by Neil Bradbury