Poison Books

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Poison Study (Study, #1) Poison Study (Study, #1)
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avg rating 4.09 — 175,417 ratings — published 2005
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The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 36,956 ratings — published 2010
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The Lost Apothecary The Lost Apothecary (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.76 — 488,858 ratings — published 2021
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A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 9,363 ratings — published 2022
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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
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avg rating 3.82 — 178,066 ratings — published 2009
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The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.99 — 5,077 ratings — published 2018
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A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 2,706 ratings — published 2015
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
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avg rating 4.00 — 498,732 ratings — published 1920
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 289,749 ratings — published 1962
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Poison Poison (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 10,587 ratings — published 2013
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The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2) The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2)
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avg rating 3.99 — 58,608 ratings — published 2010
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Hemlock & Silver Hemlock & Silver (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 18,792 ratings — published 2025
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The League of Lady Poisoners: Illustrated True Stories of Dangerous Women The League of Lady Poisoners: Illustrated True Stories of Dangerous Women (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 1,865 ratings — published 2023
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Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.82 — 11,064 ratings — published 2009
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Poison: The History of Potions, Powders and Murderous Practitioners Poison: The History of Potions, Powders and Murderous Practitioners (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 931 ratings — published 2023
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The Poison Diaries (The Poison Diaries, #1) The Poison Diaries (The Poison Diaries, #1)
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avg rating 3.35 — 3,920 ratings — published 2010
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Belladonna (Belladonna, #1) Belladonna (Belladonna, #1)
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avg rating 3.95 — 172,387 ratings — published 2022
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
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avg rating 4.57 — 3,385,996 ratings — published 2023
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 182,751 ratings — published 2016
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A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons (Saffron Everleigh Mystery, #1) A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons (Saffron Everleigh Mystery, #1)
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avg rating 3.52 — 21,994 ratings — published 2022
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The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown, #1) The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown, #1)
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avg rating 3.76 — 35,622 ratings — published 2023
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This Poison Heart (This Poison Heart, #1) This Poison Heart (This Poison Heart, #1)
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avg rating 4.09 — 30,707 ratings — published 2021
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The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2) The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2)
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avg rating 4.27 — 1,049,931 ratings — published 2019
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The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
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avg rating 4.01 — 1,693,628 ratings — published 2018
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The Secret Poisoner: A Century of Murder The Secret Poisoner: A Century of Murder (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.72 — 336 ratings — published 2016
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The Arsenic Century: How Victorian Britain was Poisoned at Home, Work, and Play The Arsenic Century: How Victorian Britain was Poisoned at Home, Work, and Play (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 299 ratings — published 2010
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Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1) Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1)
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avg rating 3.89 — 107,817 ratings — published 2012
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Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6) Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6)
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avg rating 4.14 — 33,243 ratings — published 1930
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Fire Study (Study, #3) Fire Study (Study, #3)
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avg rating 3.91 — 65,603 ratings — published 2008
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The Queen of Poisons (The Marlow Murder Club, #3) The Queen of Poisons (The Marlow Murder Club, #3)
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avg rating 3.90 — 21,956 ratings — published 2024
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To Poison a King (Heirs of Isla, #1) To Poison a King (Heirs of Isla, #1)
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avg rating 4.13 — 2,226 ratings — published 2023
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Botanical Curses and Poisons: The Shadow-Lives of Plants Botanical Curses and Poisons: The Shadow-Lives of Plants (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 1,472 ratings — published 2021
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Plants That Kill: A Natural History of the World's Most Poisonous Plants Plants That Kill: A Natural History of the World's Most Poisonous Plants (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 176 ratings — published 2018
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A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1) A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1)
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avg rating 3.81 — 36,171 ratings — published 2022
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The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air, #3) The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air, #3)
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avg rating 4.34 — 946,410 ratings — published 2019
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A Beautiful Poison A Beautiful Poison (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.88 — 17,060 ratings — published 2017
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
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avg rating 4.58 — 3,623,140 ratings — published 2005
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I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (Flavia de Luce, #4) I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (Flavia de Luce, #4)
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avg rating 4.09 — 38,249 ratings — published 2011
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Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1) Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1)
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avg rating 3.85 — 236,259 ratings — published 1979
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Crooked House Crooked House (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 90,348 ratings — published 1949
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Nightshade (The Poison Diaries, #2) Nightshade (The Poison Diaries, #2)
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avg rating 3.51 — 1,151 ratings — published 2011
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Poison (The Poisoner Mysteries, #1) Poison (The Poisoner Mysteries, #1)
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avg rating 3.77 — 4,965 ratings — published 2010
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A Red Herring Without Mustard (Flavia de Luce #3) A Red Herring Without Mustard (Flavia de Luce #3)
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avg rating 4.05 — 46,625 ratings — published 2011
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The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5) The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
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avg rating 4.04 — 18,474 ratings — published 1928
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Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1) Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
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avg rating 4.19 — 392,943 ratings — published 1995
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Magic Study (Study, #2) Magic Study (Study, #2)
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avg rating 4.03 — 83,825 ratings — published 2006
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Millie Fleur's Poison Garden Millie Fleur's Poison Garden (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,771 ratings — published 2024
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The Poisoner The Poisoner (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.72 — 16,271 ratings — published 2024
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Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2) Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
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avg rating 4.25 — 96,683 ratings — published 2024
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Gardening Can Be Murder Gardening Can Be Murder (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.47 — 559 ratings — published 2023
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Shirley Jackson
“I'm going to put death in all their food and watch them die.”
Shirley Jackson, We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Janet Fitch
“Remember it all, every insult, every tear. Tattoo it on the inside of your mind. In life, knowledge of poisons is essential. I've told you, nobody becomes an artist unless they have to.”
Janet Fitch

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