Citation

Vázquez J. CBE Life Sci. Educ. 2010; 9(4): 397-398.

Affiliation

Liberal Studies Program, New York University, New York, NY 10003.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, American Society for Cell Biology)

DOI

10.1187/cbe.10-07-0092

PMID

21123683

Abstract

Review of: The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York, by Deborah Blum; 2010; 336 pp.; The Penguin Press (New York, NY). At the beginning of the twentieth century it was common to administer poisons to get rid of unwanted people, or simply to ingest poisons by accident. The science of forensic toxicology was not well developed yet, and many death certificates were issued without properly identifying the cause of death.

Language: en