POISON THE COWARD'S WEAPON Sensational New Zealand Cases

Paperback. Stealthy, calculating, chillingly indifferent - that is the poisoner. And death - perhaps slow, perhaps agonisingly sudden - is the aim. Whether we read of it as fact or fiction, this subtle form of murder has fascinated and horrified us for centuries. Brought dramatically to life from contemporary newspaper reports, this collection of New Zealand cases, from 1859 onwards, reveals the ingenuity and cold-blooded determination of those who poison. 'Baby farmer' Minnie Dean - she carried one victim in a tin hatbox. Eric Mareo - did this bohemian musician really murder his wife? Henry Stryche - a respectable clerk who tried to bribe a doctor to get rid of his wife. Phyllis Freeman - was it jealousy that led her to give poisoned sweets to one woman and murder another? Tom Hall - the dashing young man who poisoned his wife and her father out of sheer greed. Questions remain unanswered in many cases; some are still talked about; all were a sensation in their day. Now you can read about these men and women who resorted to poison - the coward's weapon. Illus. 127pp. p/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. with no creasing to covers.