Book of Poisons: A Guide for Writers

by Serita Stevens, Anne Louise Bannon, Anne Bannon

Discover Deadly Doses to Kill Off Characters The readers of your crime and mystery stories should be trying to figure out "whodunit"--not wondering why your facts don't make sense. If you want to kill... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158297456X
• ISBN13: 9781582974569
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Writer's Digest Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

great book

I bought this book for my daughter who is interested in forensic sciences and she liked it so much that I started to read it. It was very informative and an excellent source of reference for anyone who is intrigued by this sort of subject. Thank you.

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delievery took awhile but when it did, I very much enjoyed the book. nice price.

WhoDunit-The Book of Poisons

This book tells you the name of the poison,what area it effects(heart,breathing,muscles,ect.) What the reactions are of the one poisoned, and how long it takes for this reaction to kick-in. Its great if you want to use the correct poison for the job at hand( this pertains to writing,or its listing of symptoms could help identify a type of poison,so you might treat them as patients.

Well written for the nonchemist.

This book isn't too techical and provides a lot of good history on the substances.

The Howdunit Book of Poisons (Howdunit)

One of the top books for referance of poisons. The series (Howdunit) keeps current with the latest formulas and it is a quick and easy tool for the writter that has a character who will be done in by posions. If, you are a seasoned writter or a one time writter this book is a must have for your research. I would purchase this book again, if needed.