In late eighteenth-century Northumberland, England, sixteen-year-old Jessamine Luxton and the mysterious Weed uncover the horrible secrets of poisons growing in Thomas Luxton's apothecary garden.
When eleven-year-old Ivy's uncle, a famous healer, disappears, she and a young taster named Rowan set out to find him, only to be pursued by people who may be after Ivy's red bettle, her mysterious elixir, or Ivy herself.
When Frank discovers his computer-whiz pal unconscious from a poison, the Hardys suspect he stumbled onto a smuggling ring. They have one week to break the program code and find the antidote to the poison.
In late eighteenth-century Northumberland, England, sixteen-year-old Jessamine Luxton is so desperate to find Weed, who her father says deserted her when she was at death's door, that she asks for help from the evil Oleander.
Spinster sleuth Miss Marple follows the clues to discover the murderer of wealthy Rex Fortescue who fell ill and died with a pocketful of rye after sipping a cup of tea.
In late eighteenth-century Northumberland, England, sixteen-year-old Jessamine Luxton and the mysterious Weed uncover the horrible secrets of poisons growing in Thomas Luxton's apothecary garden.
Provides an introduction to the science of poisons, traces the development of modern forensic toxicology, describes different types of poisons and drugs used as poisons, looks at notorious poisoners throughout history, and discusses postmortem forensic toxicology and drug testing.
