{"product_id":"crimes-where-food-and-drink-james-hampstead-9781764573962","title":"Crimes Where Food and Drink Masked Murder: 40 True-Crime Casefiles of Poisoning, Betrayal and Death","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood and drink are supposed to belong to the safest parts of life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA family dinner. A lunch break. A bedside drink. A holiday dessert. A glass raised in celebration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Crimes Where Food and Drink Masked Murder, James Hampstead examines 40 true-crime casefiles in which ordinary meals, drinks, and familiar rituals became the route to poisoning, betrayal, and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cases span homes, cafés, workplaces, hotel rooms, neighborhoods, and public spaces. Some ended in convictions. Others remain debated, unresolved, or never brought to final judgment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgain and again, the object at the center is something simple: cheesecake, tea, curry, soup, cocoa, champagne, coffee, wine, soft drinks, a child's bottle. The object is ordinary. The breach it represents is not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanger does not always arrive loudly. Sometimes it is plated. Sometimes it is poured. Sometimes it is passed across a table with a smile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy this book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoisoning cases occupy a particular place in true crime. They often begin in ordinary settings, rely on trust rather than force, and leave behind questions of motive, access, timing, and proof. This collection brings together 40 casefiles in which food and drink became central to the crime, whether as method, cover, or point of suspicion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside this collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e40 true-crime casefiles centered on poisoning, betrayal, and murder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCases unfolding across homes, cafés, workplaces, hotels, and public spaces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA mix of convictions, disputed cases, unresolved questions, and cases never brought to final judgment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA serious, casefile-driven approach focused on people, evidence, and legal result\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamous and lesser-known cases linked by one chilling theme\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Hampstead\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 176457396X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764573962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Upload Makers Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d","brand":"James Hampstead","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997592695039,"sku":"9781764573962","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crimes-where-food-and-drink-james-hampstead-9781764573962","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}