CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 40: Nasty Deadly Poisons

Crime writers love poisons. Even those who write the more cozy variety. I mean, arsenic and old lace? Arsenic, the queen of poisons, is often used as are the opioids and amphetamines and a few others. But maybe you want to explore more uncommon, and deadly, options for your story. Some are easy to come by, others a bit more difficult but all have been used and just might add to your story.

 

Cyanide: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanide_poisoning

 

Strychnine: https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/strychnine/basics/facts.asp

 

Botulinum:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botulinum_toxin

 

Nicotine:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotine_poisoning

 

Ricin:https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/ricin/facts.asp

 

Georgi Markov: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgi_Markov

 

Sarin(and VX): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarin

 

Polonium: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polonium

 

Alexander Litvinenko: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Litvinenko

 

Brodifacoum:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brodifacoum

 

Tetradotoxin (TTX):https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrodotoxin

 

Batrachotoxin (BTX): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batrachotoxin

 

Amatoxin:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amatoxin

 

Deadly Nightshade (Belladonna): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atropa_belladonna

 

Oleander:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerium

 

 

 

7 Of The World’s Deadliest Plants:

https://www.britannica.com/list/7-of-the-worlds-deadliest-plants

 

10 Deadliest Poisons Known To Man: https://www.thoughtco.com/deadliest-poisons-known-to-man-4058116

 

Top 10 Deadliest Poisons in the World: https://www.valuewalk.com/2018/12/top-10-deadliest-poisons-world/