Bronwyn

This was fine. I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt and going with four stars. The actual crime parts are fascinating and really well told. The parts about Douglas himself or other general info are so boring/poorly written.

(Sort of) for my birthday, so thought I'd read it finally. :) <3

This was a really interesting book. It's perfect if you like Agatha Christie and/or are interested in true crime/murder. I've been reading Agatha Christie or watching adaptations for about as long as I can remember, so plus one from me. I've been interested in forensics and poison and murder and detective stories since elementary or middle school when I took a forensics summer class and we learned about how different things worked and got to write a short story using this information, so plus two for that.

I admit I didn't always understand all of the science Harkup discussed, how the different poisons operated on the body, etc. But the effects were really interesting to learn about, and the real life cases involving each poison were really fascinating too. Harkup also gives a bit of each story, many of which I am familiar, but you really don't have to be.

This was a really interesting book and a pretty quick read!

What a strange story.

The more I think about it, the more I think I liked it, so I'll bump it up a star. It reminds me of something, but I'm not sure what. Maybe Chuck Palahniuk? Sort of?

This was so good! The writing is beautiful and the place is so bizarre and almost haunting. I wish I didn't have to wait for the next one from the library.

Such a fun, kid introduction to Discworld, full of city noises.