Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Author’s Note xi
5. Introduction: The Awful Sentence of Death 1
6. 1. The Devilish Dumplings 5
7. 2. Smothered in Onions 18
8. 3. The Greatest Refinement of Villainy 33
9. 4. Arsenic and Old Graves 48
10. 5. The Suspicions of Mr Marsh 62
11. 6. French Porcelain 76
12. 7. This Troublesome World 89
13. 8. Getting Away with Murder 103
14. 9. Alarm and Indignation 117
15. 10. The Essex Factor 131
16. 11. Tobacco Kills 144
17. 12. Nil by Mouth 156
18. 13. The Palmer Act 171
19. 14. Expert Witnesses 187
20. 15. Deadly Doctors 203
21. 16. Matrimonial Causes 217
22. 17. Sleight of Hand 233
23. 18. Disappearing Poison 246
24. 19. Our American Cousins 259
25. Epilogue: Dangerous Drugs and Cruel Poisons 274
26. Glossary 285
27. Notes 288
28. Bibliography 309
29. Index 318