237 books
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Poison Books
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Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as poison)
avg rating 4.30 — 34,048 ratings — published 2019
Poison Study (Study, #1)
by (shelved 36 times as poison)
avg rating 4.08 — 177,400 ratings — published 2005
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as poison)
avg rating 4.02 — 37,686 ratings — published 2010
The Lost Apothecary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as poison)
avg rating 3.76 — 509,191 ratings — published 2021
A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as poison)
avg rating 4.12 — 9,848 ratings — published 2022
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as poison)
avg rating 3.82 — 180,196 ratings — published 2009
The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as poison)
avg rating 3.99 — 5,179 ratings — published 2018
The Mask of Mirrors (Rook & Rose, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as poison)
avg rating 4.00 — 14,676 ratings — published 2021
Poison (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as poison)
avg rating 3.93 — 10,606 ratings — published 2013
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as poison)
avg rating 4.19 — 416,435 ratings — published 1995
Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as poison)
avg rating 4.55 — 36,121 ratings — published 2024
Hemlock & Silver (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as poison)
avg rating 4.03 — 34,146 ratings — published 2025
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as poison)
avg rating 4.30 — 349,359 ratings — published 2006
A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as poison)
avg rating 4.10 — 2,841 ratings — published 2015
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as poison)
avg rating 4.00 — 519,566 ratings — published 1920
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as poison)
avg rating 3.91 — 305,089 ratings — published 1962
Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as poison)
avg rating 4.02 — 85,237 ratings — published 2001
The Book of Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as poison)
avg rating 3.50 — 11,367 ratings — published 2024
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as poison)
avg rating 3.99 — 59,330 ratings — published 2010
The Silverblood Promise (The Last Legacy, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as poison)
avg rating 3.97 — 7,422 ratings — published 2024
The League of Lady Poisoners: Illustrated True Stories of Dangerous Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as poison)
avg rating 4.04 — 2,095 ratings — published 2023
Poison: The History of Potions, Powders and Murderous Practitioners (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as poison)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,016 ratings — published 2023
Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as poison)
avg rating 3.82 — 11,234 ratings — published 2009
The Fury of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as poison)
avg rating 4.46 — 39,786 ratings — published 2024
A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons (Saffron Everleigh Mystery, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as poison)
avg rating 3.52 — 23,404 ratings — published 2022
The Poison Diaries (The Poison Diaries, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as poison)
avg rating 3.35 — 3,920 ratings — published 2010
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as poison)
avg rating 4.22 — 67,185 ratings — published 2025
The Butcher of the Forest (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as poison)
avg rating 3.83 — 11,485 ratings — published 2024
The Ending Fire (The Ending Fire Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as poison)
avg rating 4.03 — 2,915 ratings — published 2024
The Traitor Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as poison)
avg rating 4.04 — 26,152 ratings — published 2015
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as poison)
avg rating 4.57 — 3,718,568 ratings — published 2023
The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as poison)
avg rating 3.76 — 37,810 ratings — published 2023
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as poison)
avg rating 4.16 — 191,778 ratings — published 2016
Belladonna (Belladonna, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as poison)
avg rating 3.94 — 183,439 ratings — published 2022
Botanical Curses and Poisons: The Shadow-Lives of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as poison)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,549 ratings — published 2021
Plants That Kill: A Natural History of the World's Most Poisonous Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as poison)
avg rating 4.34 — 186 ratings — published 2018
The Secret Poisoner: A Century of Murder (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as poison)
avg rating 3.72 — 350 ratings — published 2016
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as poison)
avg rating 4.16 — 512,283 ratings — published 2018
A Sorceress Comes to Call (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as poison)
avg rating 4.04 — 59,328 ratings — published 2024
The Familiar (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as poison)
avg rating 3.74 — 142,053 ratings — published 2024
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as poison)
avg rating 4.22 — 322,134 ratings — published 2006
This Poison Heart (This Poison Heart, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as poison)
avg rating 4.09 — 31,536 ratings — published 2021
The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as poison)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,107,449 ratings — published 2019
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as poison)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,788,907 ratings — published 2018
The Arsenic Century: How Victorian Britain was Poisoned at Home, Work, and Play (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as poison)
avg rating 4.06 — 304 ratings — published 2010
Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as poison)
avg rating 3.89 — 108,071 ratings — published 2012
Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6)
by (shelved 5 times as poison)
avg rating 4.13 — 33,875 ratings — published 1930
Fire Study (Study, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as poison)
avg rating 3.91 — 66,134 ratings — published 2008
The Wings Upon Her Back (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as poison)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,440 ratings — published 2024
The Strength of the Few (Hierarchy, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as poison)
avg rating 4.33 — 92,385 ratings — published 2025
“Stop longing. You poison today’s ease, reaching always for tomorrow.”
― Fool's Errand
― Fool's Errand
“Not all poison was bitter. Some of the deadliest poisons in the world tasted sweet; they were that much more dangerous because of it.”
― Fearscape
― Fearscape












