A review by whatmeworry
A Dram of Poison by Charlotte Armstrong

4.0

I loved the second half of this so much it’s hard to review it without giving it away, but I’ll do my best. It’s a thriller rather than a mystery, about a rather drab university professor and a young woman he gets involved with. After an initial scene involving a discussion of poison which tips the reader off that there is fun to be had later, the story proceeds at a gentle pace and is in danger of plodding a little until the mid-way point when a wonderful plot turn switches the tale into a desperate and gripping race against time. It’s packed with really engaging characters, a little comedy and some sentiment that just about manages to stay on the right side of cloying. I really liked it.