Molecules of murder criminal molecules and classic cases by john emsley

Molecules of Murder: Criminal Molecules and Classic Cases by John Emsley (Author). Molecules of Homicide are about notorious murderers and well-known victims; about individuals like Harold Shipman, Alexander Litvinenko, Adelaide Bartlett, and Georgi Markov. Few books on poisons analyze these crimes from the perspective of the poison itself, doing so throws a brand new mild on how the murders or attempted murders have been carried out and ultimately how the perpetrators had been uncovered and brought to justice. Part I contains molecules which occur naturally and have been originally utilized by medical doctors earlier than turning into notorious as murder weapons. Part II deals with unnatural molecules, mainly man-made, they usually have been dangerously misused in well-known crimes. 

The ebook ends with the most famous poisoning case lately, that of Alexander Litvinenko and his loss of life from polonium chloride. The primary half of every chapter begins by trying at the goal molecule itself, its discovery, its historical past, its chemistry, its use of medication, its toxicology, and its effects on the human body. The second half then investigates a well-known homicide case and reveals the modus operandi of the poisoner and the way some had been caught, some are still at large, and some literally bought away with murder. Molecules of Homicide will explain how forensic chemists have developed cunning methods to detect minute traces of dangerous substances, and clarify why some of these poisons, which seem so life-threatening, are now being researched as attainable lifesavers. Award profitable science writer John Emsley has assembled one other group of true crime and chemistry stories to rival those of his extremely acclaimed Elements of Murder.

This was an excellent guide! I am a scientist by commerce, so the chemistry behind the poisons was very interesting to me. I'm also fascinated by forensics, so I enjoyed the investigation and poison detection aspects. And although I do not generally read mystery or crime novels (or many books in any respect nowadays), the human element of the murders and disturbing mindset of the murderers really saved my interest. The creator has an off-the-cuff model of writing that was a simple read for me. I believe the general public with a restricted science background shouldn't have a lot bother understanding not less than the gist of the chemistry, if not the details, or the chemistry discussions could possibly be skimmed over to get to the stories of the murders themselves. I liked the format of the e book into chapters on the poisons containing "short stories" on the person homicide circumstances, so that it was easy to choose up and read briefly blocks of time. Positively definitely worth the time to read. 

Molecules of Murder: Criminal Molecules and Classic Cases 

 John Emsley (Author)

276 pages

Royal Society of Chemistry; 1 edition (August 1, 2008)

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