Catherine Harkup
Kathryn Harkup is a British chemist turned author and science communicator, known for books on the science of popular culture including "A is for Arsenic," "Death by Shakespeare," and "Superspy Science."
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Sep 25, 2026
Catherine HarkupGUEST
A is for Arsenic is a very deep, well, it's a deep dive into the poisons that Agatha Christie used in her murder mystery novels.
Catherine HarkupGUEST
So Agatha Christie is well known as the queen of crime, but she is also the princess of poisons.
Catherine HarkupGUEST
She used more poisons more often to kill more characters more accurately than any other crime writer ever.
Catherine HarkupGUEST
And some of those poisons, they're almost like an extra character in the book.