In 1856, a baying crowd of over 30,000 people gathered outside Stafford prison to watch the hanging of Dr. William Palmer, “the greatest villain that ever stood in the Old Bailey” as Charles Dickens once called him. Palmer was convicted of poisoning and suspected in the murders of dozens of others, including his best friend, his wife, and his mother-in-law—and cashing in on their insurance to fuel his worsening gambling addiction. Highlighting his gruesome penchant for strychnine, the trial made news across both the Old World and the New. Palmer gripped readers not only in Britain—Queen Victoria wrote of “that horrible Palmer” in her journal—but also was a different sort of murderer than the public had come to fear—respectable, middle class, personable—and consequently more terrifying. But as the gallows door dropped, one question still gnawed at many who knew the case: Was Palmer truly guilty?The first major retelling of William Palmer’s story in over sixty years, The Poisoner takes a fresh look at the infamous doctor’s life and disputed crimes. Using previously undiscovered letters from Palmer and new forensic examination of his victims, journalist Stephen Bates presents not only an astonishing and controversial revision of Palmer’s life but takes the reader into the very psyche of a killer.
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"Sprightly look at the parochial mid-19th-century England that produced an infamous serial poisoner." —Kirkus Reviews
"The Poisoner is meticulously researched, cleverly written, and, even better, a wonderfully entertaining read." —Judith Flanders, author of The Invention of Murder: How Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime
“A remarkable achievement . . . Vivid, eloquent, and vital.” —Observer
“I could not wait for this book to come out, and it doesn’t disappoint.” —The Times
“An essential read.” —Guardian
"A fascinating retelling. Stephen Bates returns to a crime that shocked the VIctorian nation and created the blackest of myths." —Peter Moore, author of Damn His Blood
"One of the most insightful accounts of murder I have ever read." —Rupert Matthews, author of Jack the Ripper's Streets of Terror
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