A Gallery of Poisoners

Here are thirteen cases of fatal passions, unfortunate acquaintances and gruesome endings.

Presenting infamous cases ranging from 1857 – 1972, Adrian Vincent revisits the lives of some of the most notorious killers ever to be brought to justice.

What drives someone to specialise in devising agonising death for their victims?

Vincent reveals the lure of money, lust and deviancy as they manifest in pure evil — lurking beneath the surface of domestic bliss and professional respectability.

Wives despatching husbands for their cash.

Lovers killing for passion.

The infamous Mary Ann Cotton, who poisoned three husbands and eleven of her children.

Graham Young, who was fascinated by poisons from the age of twelve and given to administering lethal concoctions — just to see what would happen

Obsessive poisoners like Tillie Gburek, a middle-aged woman who found a taste for making deadly soups — and got through a series of husbands …

There’s the voyeuristic ménage à trois where a husband enjoyed his wife taking a lover which had dire consequences …

While the so-called Angel of Death, Nurse Waddington, ran her own nursing home.

Killers who specialized in devising agonizing death for their victims.

A Gallery of Poisoners is classic true crime at its best — thrilling and disturbing in equal measure.

Praise for Adrian Vincent

‘A skilfully written account’ – Kirkus Reviews

Adrian Vincent worked in Fleet Street for twenty-seven years, becoming managing editor of IPC’s educational magazines. He is the author of many books on art and antiques, novels and true crime.