Tag: Book
The Mysteries of Udolpho
One of the few books I’ve read twice! Modern readers of paranormal romances and urban fantasies would be adrift without this early novel, published in 1794. This epic gothic novel (most editions run about 700 pages) begins with Emily St. Aubert’s idyllic life in the south of France in 1584. When her circumstances change, Emily… Read More ›
Agatha Christie’s Double Sin
This was the very first Agatha Christie book I ever read. You can even see how yellowed the cover is! A girl in the seventh grade was reading Christie, and wanting to have something in common to talk about with my fellow classmate, I picked up this collection of stories to read. Needless to say,… Read More ›
The Poisoner’s Handbook
As this site’s first book review, I’ve chosen the aptly titled, The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York. Author Deborah Blum presents the true story of Dr. Charles Norris, Manhattan’s first trained medical examiner, and toxicologist Alexander Gettler and their efforts to create standardized methods for identifying… Read More ›
The Poisoned Martini 