A Taste for Poison by Neil Bradbury
Like many people, I have some fascination with true crime. It is the non-fiction sub-genre that I find consistently compelling rather than dry and dull. And that interest extends to books like this one, less about individual killers than about poisons and their historical use. I expected this to be a deep dive into the 11 historical cases with a brief overview of the poison involved. Not so, friends! Bradbury dives deep into the effects of poisons on the body, the science of neurotransmitters and how poisons both kill and cure. For a more clinical exploration it did a solid job of keeping me engaged even though I am not especially science minded. And I have a couple of friends interested in bio-chemistry who will likely enjoy it even more.
Advanced Reader Copy provided by NetGalley
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