The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum

~$18 typical price

Deborah Blum's history of New York's early medical examiners and how they built forensic toxicology in the 1920s.

Why it makes a great gift

For the fan more interested in how cases get solved than in the crimes themselves.

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