Serita Stevens

Anne Bannon

Discover Deadly Doses to Kill Off Characters The readers of your crime and mystery stories should be trying to figure out "whodunit"—not wondering why your facts don't make sense. If you want to kill off characters with something poisonous, you need to know how a villain would gain access to such a poison, how it would be administered, and what the effects on the victim would be. Book of Poisons can help you figure out all of the details of proper poisoning. This thorough guide catalogs the classic poisons, household poisons, poisonous animals and plants, poisons used in wars, and more. With information on toxicity, reaction time, effects and symptoms, and antidotes and treatments, you'll know exactly what your villain needs to succeed and exactly what could foil his plans. You'll also find: information about how real toxicologists uncover poisoning crimes a history of famous poisoners advice on how you can create your own fictional poison case histories that give examples of when the poisons listed were used in literature, movies, and real life With alphabetical organization and appendices that cross-reference by symptoms, form, administration, and other methods, you'll be able to find the perfect poisons to fit your plot. Plus, a glossary of medical terms makes decoding symptoms and treatments easy for the writer with no medical background. Book of Poisons is the comprehensive reference you need to create deaths by poison without stopping readers dead in their tracks over misguided facts.

HowDunit - The Book of Poisons

The shrieking shadows of Penporth Island

Jo Schaffer

BASED ON ACTUAL EVENTS My name is Cassidy Connor and my parents hate me. Well, they can go to hell. After yet another fight with my manipulative lawyer father and bible thumping mother, I disappear onto Hollywood Blvd among the other street kids. Or so I thought. The cops pick me up for a BS crime I didn't commit, and Dad announces the only way I can avoid charges is to voluntarily admit myself into Oak Dale, a psych ward for crazy teens. I don't belong there -- my parents are the real nutjobs --but it's not like I have a choice. At Oak Dale, everyone is going on about the kid who just killed himself trying to escape. How could they dump me in a place like this? I'm thrown in with my anorexic roommate, Erin; foster care system victim, Gina; and pyromaniac Tony. Guess he likes to light 'em up. All of us are unwanted baggage, here against our will. I quickly learn only the strong survive Oak Dale -- and some of us won't make it out alive. "A heartbreaking and beautiful combination of suffering and empowerment no one should miss out on." --Joey King, Actress (Oz the Great and Powerful, The Conjuring, White House Down) AGAINST HER WILL is the One Flew Over the Cuckoo s Nest for teens. --Andrew Bequette, Attorney/Author A compelling glimpse of life inside the teenage mind, AGAINST HER WILL was a fascinating train wreck I couldn't look away from and read in one sitting. --Elana Johnson, Author, the Possession series (Simon Pulse) Against Her Will is an amazing, realistic story of growth and courage as young Cassidy learns to survive life on her own terms, both within the mental health system and outside. -- Dr. Susannah O'Brien, PhD psychology"

Against Her Will

Anne Klarner

Part of the Howdunit Series, Deadly Doses is written by a professional in the field. It provides the inside details that writers need to weave a credible - and salable - story. Essential buys for any serious author...Will cut research time in half! - Mystery Scene

A Writer's Guide to Poisons

Deadly Doses

Raxanna Alden is torn between her bitter hatred of James II and her love for her husband, one of James' most trusted supporters

Tame the Wild Heart

A gem of a romantic suspense tale from the author of The Shrieking Shadows of Penporth Island. In her search to locate her missing father, Elizabeth Larabee discovers a ruby that matches the one in her pendant--a stone which her father had possessed--set in a ring worn by the master of her family's rival clan.

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