surgeon who fatally poisoned at least thirty of his patients and colleagues Graham Frederick Young (d. 1990), British serial killer Members of the Aum Shinrikyo religious group in Japan in the 1990s often used poisons for murder, including chemical weapons such as VX and Sarin Daisuke Mori, Japanese nurse convicted of one murder and four attempted murders by muscle relaxant Harold Shipman (d. 2004), English general practitioner and one of the most prolific known serial killers in modern history Richard Kuklinski (d. 2006), American contract killer who was associated with the Gambino crime family Fiction As poisoning is a long-established plot device in crime fiction, this is not intended to be an exhaustive list. Novels Crime Anthony Berkeley: The Poisoned Chocolates Case Ann Granger: Say It With Poison Francis Iles: Before the Fact (filmed as Suspicion), Malice Aforethought Agatha Christie: Three Act Tragedy, Sad Cypress, A Pocket Full of Rye, Crooked House, And Then There Were None John Dickson Carr: The Burning Court, The Black Spectacles (U.S. title: The Problem of the Green Capsule) Raymond Postgate: Verdict of Twelve Freeman Wills Crofts: The 12.30 from Croydon Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: A Study in Scarlet, The Adventure of the Devil's Foot Dashiell Hammett: Fly Paper Dorothy Sayers: The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, Strong Poison Gosho Aoyama: Case Closed/Detective Conan Rex Stout: Fer-de-Lance, The Red Box, Black Orchids Cornell Woolrich: Waltz into Darkness (filmed as Mississippi Mermaid and Original Sin) Isaac Asimov: The Death Dealers, The Naked Sun, David Starr, Space Ranger Other V.C. Andrews: Flowers in the Attic Alexandre Dumas, père: The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers Gustave Flaubert: Madame Bovary Kaori Yuki: Count Cain (GodChild after vol. 5) Protagonist Cain Hargreaves is known as the Count/Earl of Poisons. He has quite a collection of poisons, and frequently solves murder cases, almost all of which involve poisons. Snow White ate a poisoned apple Mingo Swieter in Ricarda Huch's 1917 novel, The Deruga Case (curare) Baron Vladimir Harkonnen in Dune by Frank Herbert Unsuccessful poisoning of Ron Weasley in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The intended victim was Albus Dumbledore. David Eddings sagas: In the Belgariad, the Nyissan people poison each other on a regular basis; some work as professional poisoners. Isaac Asimov: "Obituary", "Sucker Bait", "The Winnowing" Films Poisoning Paradise 10 Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) D.O.A. (1950) The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995) Crank (2006) Jill