The Case of the Chocolate Cream Killer by Jones Kaye;

Author:Jones, Kaye;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: HISTORY / Social History
ISBN: 4461497
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Limited
Published: 2016-06-29T16:00:00+00:00

Christiana knew that Isaac Garrett was a cautious man and that he would not want to hinder the important work of the borough coroner. Just as she predicted, Garrett immediately tied up his book in paper and handed it to Adam May who then delivered it to Christiana. Curiously, she did not tear out the pages detailing the transactions made by her alter ego, Mrs Wood of Hillside, but instead removed the ones on either side before returning the book to Garrett’s shop. The scale and complexity of her poisoning spree tells us that this move was not a mistake on Christiana’s behalf. There was method in her madness, even if her motivation is unclear. She perhaps had no desire to cover her tracks at all and tore out the pages simply to amuse herself and puzzle Isaac Garrett. Whatever the truth, her next move is much easier to understand. She decided to stop using strychnine and turned her attentions to arsenic, the nineteenth century poisoner’s weapon of choice. Her experiences had taught her that strychnine’s bitter taste almost always prevented her victim from ingesting the full dose. In contrast, arsenic is odourless and tasteless, making it impossible for a potential victim to detect in food or drink. On 19 July, she sent a boy to Garrett’s with a note purporting to come from Glaisyer and Kemp. But her plan did not work as well as before. This time, Garrett did not provide her with any poison. By now, his suspicions were aroused and he headed directly to the premises of Glaisyer and Kemp to enquire about the note he had received. Worryingly, Thomas Glaisyer had no knowledge of any note requesting two ounces of arsenic and, even worse, he knew nothing about the drachm of strychnine that Garrett had received on 8 June. Panic and concern now set in as Garrett realised that a person had obtained poison from him by deception and he had no idea for what means. He left Glaisyer and Kemp’s and headed directly to the police station where he explained to Inspector Gibbs what had happened. Gibbs was confident that Garrett had not committed a crime, having followed the rules of the Pharmacy Act to the letter. But there were pages missing from his poison book, a fact which Garrett could not explain, and no discernible reason why the coroner might need to view his historic transactions. Garrett’s narrative left Gibbs feeling baffled but he knew he was on the verge of uncovering his biggest case to date.

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