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Name: Poison in Pimlico
Author: Victoria Holt

Adelaide Bartlett's husband Edwin was one who succumbed to poison. In his case, chloroform. Adelaide's trial has gone down in history as one of the most baffling. Although poor Edwin's post-mortem revealed a large amount of liquid chloroform in his stomach, there was no trace in the mouth or throat. The central part of Adelaide's defence at her trial was the mystery of how the chloroform got into the stomach, as it is almost impossible to swallow as the unpleasant taste causes vomiting and if it had been poured down his throat while unconscious, some would have gone into the lungs and there was none found.

First publish date: 1950

Authors: Victoria Holt

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