I think I expected a 'how to poison' book here, but what I got was infinitely more fascinating...I got the history of poisons in the early 20th century, the birth and growing pains of the science of medical forensics, and the profiles of two amazing public servants whose passion for the truth cre...
The title "Ghost Hunters" doesn't do this book justice, as it brings to mind the modern crop of sloppy so-called investigators who scare themselves for television audiences. This book is hardier stuff, chronicling scientists of the late 1800s and early 1900s, many with stellar credentials and acc...