pickThis was a fascinating look at the poisons, featured in many of her novels. It's quite detailed so was a bit heavy at times but I loved all the references. It's careful not to issue too many spoilers but I've read most so it didn't worry me, it just sparked a need to re-read the books. 4*
Sat in my car in the chilly Norfolk sunshine waiting for my daughter to finish getting some more time in for #JoyousJanuary readathon. Its not been a lot of reading but two books finished so far. Tagged above I started today after a visit to our brilliant library.
pickChemist Kathryn Harkup looks into the different poisons Agatha Christie used in her books; how they work, are there any antidotes, real life cases and how they work in the selected books.
The chemistry in is this went over my head, but I still found this very interesting. Christie took the medical dispensary exam during WWI so she knows her poisons.
Harkup is very aware of spoilers so where she spoils the murder she will let you know.
pickAnd the last of the year...taking out 2023 with science!
pickI liked this well enough and Flavia is a great character, if a little irritating and full of herself. I do like how confident she is. Parts of the story explaining stamps were a little boring, and there was one murder that I never understood the motive for. I‘ll definitely read more in this series. #audiowalk
Starting my #doublebookspin I bailed on my #bookspin after trying for the second time to read it! @TheAromaofBooks
so-soIn 1856, university student William Perkin was experimenting and happened to discover the first reliable mauve dye (at a time when chemistry was thought to be pretty worthless). This book tells his story, starting strong and interesting but not maintaining. I was skimming by the end and think this would have been a better long form article. There‘s not enough material for a book.
pickA little science-y but SUPER interesting and a book I can't wait to (jokingly) tell people is one of my most-used reference manuals
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#AutumnPlease #Day30 #Poison A non fiction about the Queen of Poison herself, Dame Agatha & all the different ways she used them in her books. #Scarathlon #SpookyGhostClub 6pts
