If you were to poison someone and not get caught, how would you do it? What’s the most lethal, most bizarre poisons around- and how has it been used to commit some of the most heinous crimes, both in life and literature? We find out with Serita Stevens, author of the Book of Poisons. It’s an easy to digest catalogue of all the poisons in the world, to help writers figure out the effects, symptoms and antidotes their villain would need to get away with murder.

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