During 2009, the journal Clinical Chemistry introduced an interesting concept to the medical literature world. Their series entitled “Lily Robinson and the Art of Secret Poisoning” has been written by a prominent clinical chemist/toxicologist writing under the nom de plume of Lily Robinson.
Designed to have entertainment and educational value, stories involving the administration of a poison are now published regularly in “The Clinical Chemist.” On the basis of the background information and clinical presentation included in each story, readers are asked to guess the nature of the poison used and to submit their responses to the journal. In each following issue Lily Robinson reveals the poison and discusses its clinical properties and analytical detection. One person who correctly identifies the poison used is chosen randomly by the editorial staff, and is awarded a gift certificate.
Here is the debut of Lily Robinson.
Here is an additional issue, complete with the follow-up discussion.
For more information, and to access additional Lily Robinson articles, go to this link.
