Poison tales: the chemistry of crime fiction – Science Weekly podcast
by Presented by Nicola Davis with Kathryn Harkup and from on (#2CS2P)
Nicola Davis sits down with Dr Kathryn Harkup to discuss a shared love of crime fiction and the chemistry contained within their poisonous plots
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The long and brutal marriage between crime fiction and poison has taken a leading role in some of the world's best loved whodunnits. But how much truth is there to these tales of arsenic, strychnine and other cunning concoctions? And why do so many the genre's best-loved authors turn to poison for their plots?
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