Poison, Murder, and Oh My Goodness!

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There are some books that make you sit back and think, Oh My! “A Taste For Poison” was a book that I could not put down. From the start, I was hooked. When we think poison, we usually think of how they have been used for horrid deeds. While that is true, there were other uses — and sometimes it was misguided.

Neil Bradbury takes us on a journey through the history of poisons. From their medicinal uses…