{"product_id":"poisoners-eva-n-siskowski-boatwright-9782378851187","title":"Poisoners: 13 Criminal Cases of Poisonings from around France","description":"Take a \u003cb\u003egastronomic tour of France\u003c\/b\u003e through 13 \u003cb\u003egripping true crime tales\u003c\/b\u003e of \u003cb\u003einfamous French poisoners\u003c\/b\u003e and their victims. They poisoned with pastries, soups, cheeses, pies, teas, sandwiches, cakes, wines, and even fresh-baked crusty baguettes! With \u003cb\u003e365 cases of poisoning and 42 deaths\u003c\/b\u003e to their names, from Paris to Marseille, Alsace to Bordeaux, to you'll be astonished by the creative culinary techniques of these \u003cb\u003etwisted criminals\u003c\/b\u003e, most of whom were targeting family members, neighbors, or loved ones.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho were these murderers?\u003c\/b\u003e What warped human passions or unbearable circumstances led them to commit their crimes? How many of them got away with it? How many were sentenced to the guillotine? Author Serge Janouin-Benanti dives into the case files of 19th-century and early 20th-century France to answer these questions, drawing his readers into a time when scores were settled with the sprinkling of a little \u003cb\u003etoxic white powder\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eYou'll learn about a crime wave of poisonings in Marseille by women dissatisfied with their marital situations, a poisonous couple removing obstacles to their forbidden love, a superstitious barn builder with a devious daughter, a disgruntled bakery employee, a lascivious country priest, and a spate of husbands, wives, daughters, sons, in-laws, and others overtaken by jealousy, greed, or revenge. There will be \u003cb\u003esome missed attempts\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003esome shocking\u003c\/b\u003e court trials, \u003cb\u003ea lot of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003evomiting\u003c\/b\u003e, and maybe even a moment or two where you \u003cb\u003ehope\u003c\/b\u003e the poisoner gets away with it. \u003cb\u003eEach story is\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eskillfully crafted\u003c\/b\u003e, shining a light on a dark moment in French culinary history and giving a new meaning to the phrase \"\u003cb\u003edevilishly delicious\u003c\/b\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eva N. Siskowski Boatwright,Serge Janouin-Benanti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 2378851189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9782378851187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e 3e Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.87d","brand":"Eva N. Siskowski Boatwright","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153908740351,"sku":"9782378851187","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_90319e71-2b82-4044-a088-71488b5a47f1.jpg?v=1770786648","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/poisoners-eva-n-siskowski-boatwright-9782378851187","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}