A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie

Fourteen Agatha Christie novels. Fourteen poisons. Just because it's fiction doesn't mean it's entirely made up . . .

The popular fascination with murder is no more evident than in the enduring popularity of Agatha Christie's Golden Age mysteries. The more unusual or macabre the method, the better, and Agatha Christie delivers: she used poison to kill her characters more often than any other crime fiction writer. Christie learned a great deal about chemistry working in a pharmacy during bot...