The Poisoner's Handbook: murder and the birth of forensic medicine in Jazz Age New York/Deborah Blum 319 pg.
There would be no CSI without Charles Norris and Alexander Gettler the first professional medical examiner and toxicologist in New York City. Poisoner's used to have a pretty easy time of it before there were reliable tests to discover chemicals in the body. This began to change in 1918 when Norris and Gettler began working and experimenting with the many bodies that came through their office. They did studies and experiments on animals to determine how much alcohol it took to affect motor skills. I can't even begin to list all of the discoveries they made and how much they influenced, and really created, the field of forensic medicine. A great book. - Christa
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