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A tale set in America and China follows the experiences of three people who in their youth were involved in a mysterious accident that resulted in a friend's fatal poisoning and years later are haunted by the possibility that one of them actually committed a murder.
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J. Wiley
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
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All the information you need to protect yourself and your family
From salmonella to deadly E.coli, from hepatitis-infected berries to mad cow disease, millions of people all over the world are getting sick from food they've eaten. How can you be sure the food you prepare for your family is safe? How can you protect yourself when eating out? What do you need to look out for?
How to Prevent Food Poisoning gives you the facts, figures, and information...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"The homicide cop with a passion for justice returns in the captivating crime thriller series by the #1 New York Times bestselling author. It was a glittering event full of A-listers, hosted by Eliza Lane and Brant Fitzhugh, a celebrity couple who'd conquered both Hollywood and Broadway. And now Eve Dallas has made her entrance-but not as a guest. After raising a toast, Fitzhugh fell to the floor and died, with physical symptoms pointing to cyanide,...
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Oneworld Publications
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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John Tawell was a sincere English Quaker but a sinning one. Convicted of forgery, he was transported to Sydney, where he opened Australia's first retail pharmacy and made a fortune. When he returned home after 15 years, he thought he would be welcomed, a reformed, rich entrepreneur; instead he was shunned. Tawell was struggling financially and emotionally when on New Year's Day 1845 he boarded the 7:42pm train from Slough to Paddington. Soon, policemen...
7) Sad cypress
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Hercule Poirot mysteries volume 18
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English
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Hercule Poirot is summoned when a young woman is accused of murdering her wealthy aunt's house companion.
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English
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"Science journalist Deborah Blum shares the untold story of how poison rocked Jazz Age New York City. She tracks the perilous days when a pair of forensic scientists began their trailblazing chemical detective work, fighting to end an era when untraceable poisons offered an easy path to the perfect crime. Drama unfolds case by case as chief medical examiner Charles Norris and toxicologist Alexander Gettler investigate a family mysteriously stricken...
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"A brilliant blend of science and crime, A TASTE FOR POISON reveals how eleven notorious poisons affect the body--through the murders in which they were used. As any reader of murder mysteries can tell you, poison is one of the most enduring-and popular-weapons of choice for a scheming murderer. It can be slipped into a drink, smeared onto the tip of an arrow or the handle of a door, even filtered through the air we breathe. But how exactly do these...
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Nancy Drew diaries volume 9
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English
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People at Black Creek are getting very sick from fresh fruits and vegetables crawling with deadly bacteria and Nancy is going to find out who is responsible for sabotaging the Heyworth's farm.
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Book of tea volume 2
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends, of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
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First edition.
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English
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"A great evil has come to the kingdom of D�xi. The Banished Prince has returned to seize power, his rise to the dragon throne aided by the mass poisonings that have kept the people bound in fear and distrust. Ning, a young but powerful sh�nn�ng-shi—a wielder of magic using the ancient and delicate art of tea-making—has escorted Princess Zhen into exile. Joining them is the princess' loyal bodyguard, Ruyi, and Ning's newly healed...
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Minerva Keen volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Twelve-year-old Minerva Keen forms a detective club to uncover who is poisoning residents of her storied Chicago apartment building, knowing that any one of her neighbors could be the poisoner--or the next victim"--
14) A fatal booking
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With a group of children's literature fans staying at her B&B, Charlotte falls down a proverbial rabbit hole after a guest is poisoned at a Mad Hatter tea party, and must investigate a number of guests who all had a motive for disposing of the unfortunatevictim.
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Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientèle. Women across the city whisper of a mysterious figure named Nella who sells well-disguised poisons to use against the oppressive men in their lives. But the apothecary's fate is jeopardized when her newest patron, a precocious twelve-year-old, makes a fatal mistake, sparking a string of consequences that echo through the centuries. Meanwhile...
16) Thief strikes!
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Hilde cracks the case volume 6
Publisher
Branches/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
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English
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Hilde and her sister/photographer Izzy have two cases to investigate for their paper, the Orange Street News: someone is stealing vegetables from the local greenhouse, and a lot of people seem to be getting sick eating the hot dogs from a local food stand--and soon Hilde starts to believe that the two cases may be related.
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The vicar of a nearby village persuades Agatha Raisin to help publicize a church fete. Agatha brings out the crowds for the fete, but there's more going on than innocent village fun. Several of the offerings in the jam-tasting booth turn out to be poisoned, and the festive family event becomes the scene of two murders. Along with her young and (much to her dismay) pretty sidekick, Toni, Agatha must uncover the truth behind the jam tampering, keep...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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In the summer of 2004, Canadian health researchers made a startling discovery in the Chippewa birth records for the city of Sarnia, an hour north of Detroit: for the past decade, female babies had been outnumbering male babies at a rate of 2:1. Further investigation revealed large numbers of miscarriages, a cluster of reproductive cancers in young women, and widespread neurological problems among the band's children. The Beloved Community looks at...
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Pbs
Pub. Date
©2014
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Widescreen.
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English
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In the early twentieth century, the average American medicine cabinet was a would-be poisoner's treasure chest. There was radioactive radium in health tonics, thallium in depilatory creams, and morphine in teething medicine and potassium cyanide in cleaning supplies. While the tools of the murderer's trade multiplied as the pace of industrial innovation increased, the scientific knowledge (and the political will) to detect and prevent the crimes lagged...
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