Book of Poisons (Howdunit series)

Book of Poisons (Howdunit series)
by Serita Stevens and Anne Louise Bannon
ISBN: 1-58294-456-X
$19.99, 320 p, 100 color illus.
Available in January 2007

  • Gives writers at every lever-and in every genre-the information they need to make their work more accurate and gripping.

  • Provides a much-needed alternative to expensive and confusing medical reference books.

Whether they’re writing a short detective story, crime novel or an episode of CSI, writers will find everything they need to know about poisons in this straightforward tome. It cuts through the medical jargon to give readers the information they want-everything from how to administer a poison to its symptons and reactions. There’s also a glossary of medical terms and a handy cross-reference system that makes research easy. This is the most up-to-date and interesting guide to poisons on the market!

About the Authors
Anne Louise Bannon has written for magazines and newspapers across the country, including Emergency Physicians Monthly and Homeland Protection Professional. Serita Stevens is a registered nurse who works as a clinical director and as a legal nurse investigator on medical-related cases. She also helps film companies medically bullet proof their scripts, and her book, The Forensic Nurse, has been optioned for a TV show.

Table of Contents

Introduction
CHAPTER 1: A short history of the dreaded art
CHAPTER 2: A day in the life of a criminal Toxicologist
CHAPTER 3: THE classic poisons: Arsenic, Cynanide, and Strychnine
CHAPTER 4: Household Poisons
CHAPTER 5: Poisonous Plants
CHAPTER 6: Fragile Fungi
CHAPTER 7: Snakes, spiders, and other living things
CHAPTER 8: Medical Poisons
CHAPTER 9: Pesticides
CHAPTER 10: Industrial Poisons
CHAPTER 11: Sreet Drugs
CHAPTER 12: Biological, Chemical, and Radiological Weapons
CHAPTER 13: It’s not really poisoning, but
CHAPTER 14: Create your own poison

APPENDIX A: Poisons by methods of Administration
APPENDIX B: Poisons by Form
APPENDIX C: Poisons by the symptons they cause
APPENDIX D: Poisons by the time in which they react
APPENDIX E: Poisons by toxicity rating