A review by fxtrtr
The Poisonous Seed: A Frances Doughty Mystery by Linda Stratmann

4.0

When Percival Garton dies a horrific death after taking medicine from the Doughty pharmacy, Frances's father is accused of making an error while mixing the medicine, despite her father's assistants insistence that no error was made.

Frances sets out to clear her father's name, as the stigma of being a careless chemist has all but ruined the family business. Things become more complex and entwined as Frances digs deep into Mr. Garton's past and that of his best friend, James Keane. Along the way, Frances learns that people are seldom who the say they are.