A review by imyourmausoleum
The Devil's Gentleman: Privilege, Poison, and the Trial That Ushered in the Twentieth Century by Harold Schechter

informative medium-paced

3.0

Roland Molineux was a chemist, who happened to be the son of a well-known parent, General Edward Leslie Molineux, which elevated this case in the media. Molineux was a chemist by trade and was accused of giving a man who he was having a row with a bottle of poison disguised as headache powders. The man took the poison home and have it to a cousin who was staying with him to help her headache, only she died from poisoning. This book discusses the accusation against Molineux and features some interesting snippets from news articles at the time. I really enjoy learning about old cases like this, and I also really enjoy this true crime author. Very pleased with this book.