{"product_id":"9781472911315","title":"is for Arsenic : The Poisons of Agatha Christie -- Paperback (English Language Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAgatha Christie's detailed plotting is what makes her books so compelling. Christie used poison to kill her characters more often than   any other murder method, with the poison itself being a central part of  the novel, and her choice of deadly substances was far from random;  the chemical and physiological characteristics of each poison provide  vital clues to discovery of the murderer. With gunshots or stabbings  the cause of death is  obvious, but not so  with poisons. How is it that  some compounds prove so  deadly, and in such  tiny amounts? Christie  demonstrated her extensive  chemical knowledge (much of it  gleaned  from her working in a chemists during both world wars) in many  of her novels, but this is rarely  appreciated by the reader. A is for  Arsenic celebrates the use of  science in Christie's work. Written  by Christie fan and research chemist  Kathryn Harkup, each chapter takes  a different novel and investigates  the poison (or poisons) the  murderer used. A is for Arsenic looks at why certain chemicals  kill, how  they interact with the body, and the feasibility of  obtaining,  administering and detecting these poisons, both at the time  the novel  was written and today. This book is published as part of the 125th anniversary celebration of  Christie's birth. Fourteen  novels. Fourteen poisons. Just because its fiction   doesn't mean its  all made-up ...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (Uk)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48370137989355,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":41.23,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9781472911315","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}