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a Poison is any substance that can cause harm to the body. In books and movies, poisons are often presented as strange and mysterious chemicals or products that, when consumed or inhaled, cause intense sickness or immediate death.
Examples of Poision:
- Alcohol.
- Berries and Seeds.
- Carbon Monoxide.
- Food Poisoning.
- Hazardous Chemicals.
- Herbal Supplements.
- Household Products.
- Inhalants.
The main topic is why the heck every author of mystery novels uses it for some point?
Poision is effective, Less Straightforward Than Other Methods (And Requires Strategy to Purchase and Administer to Victims) they are simply too good for a book
Poision can also makes the investigation a bit longer, since you cant decide straight forward that the victim passed away because of that.
Poisons like cyanide or belladonna may seem like the stuff of novels. Known as deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna was used a remedy for various ailments. Agatha Christie utilized belladonna in her novels, including as a nightmare-inducing plot device in A Caribbean Mystery (1964).
the thing is how far using it in novels is affecting us?
in an article called:
Does Crime Fiction Inspire Copycat Violence?
- Patricia Cornwell’s book Post Mortem, published in 1991, allegedly inspired a copycat murder in Florida.
- The infamous Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski claims he planned his crimes after reading a book by Joseph Conrad, published in 1907, and called The Secret Agent Man.
- Agatha Christie’s book, The Pale Horse, which came out in 1961, supposedly inspired a slew of murders involving Thallium – the poison of choice in the book. Lieurance mentions that the book also helped save a child’s life, though, when a nurse recognized the symptoms of Thallium poisoning. So, it’s not all bad.
- Oddly, people accused Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of The Hounds of the Baskervilles, published in 1901, of poisoning Bertram Fletcher Robinson who allegedly gave him the idea for the book. Supposedly, Doyle wanted to take sole credit for the plot and the novel.
- John Thomas Smith discussed murders and how they were concealed in Arthur Upfield’s book, Sands of Windee, over a poker game. After the game, Smith allegedly committed murder and concealed the crime by burning kangaroo carcasses over the corpses – just like in the book.
crazy right?
but actually we can't really blame the authors, beside the good benefits of reading, crime/mystery novels can be a very workout for the brain, teaches us about the dark side of the world, Inspire detectives to really think backwards in their cases!
I would like to know your thoughts on the topic!
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