tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post6016125058697328103..comments2024-03-28T02:36:36.432-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: I'll Make Mine PoisonJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-17931359140514484842012-09-13T22:52:21.332-04:002012-09-13T22:52:21.332-04:00Probably not, Gloria. Leg of lamb is too expensive...Probably not, Gloria. Leg of lamb is too expensive. LOLGayle Carlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783449240138097315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-73820274089408406932012-09-13T19:54:32.436-04:002012-09-13T19:54:32.436-04:00I'd love to use oleander, but it doesn't g...I'd love to use oleander, but it doesn't grow in NE Ohio. However, I had my protag point it out in the greenhouse of the large public gardens she works in on her poisonous plant workshop.<br /><br />I loved that episode of Alfred Hitchcock. Do you think anyone could get away with that now?Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-3882329592950477192012-09-13T18:21:04.433-04:002012-09-13T18:21:04.433-04:00I'm a big fan of oleander. Very poisonous, use...I'm a big fan of oleander. Very poisonous, used in at least one movie (Dragonwyk). Used it in one my books.<br /><br />My favorite murder was an old episode of Alfred Hitchcock, where the woman kills her husband by bashing him in the head with a frozen leg of lamb, then feeds it to the police. That's just about a perfect crime. (BTW, hubby totally deserved it.)Gayle Carlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783449240138097315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-14392793187365075182012-09-13T12:51:32.827-04:002012-09-13T12:51:32.827-04:00I'm hoping she'll be at Bouchercon, Linda,...I'm hoping she'll be at Bouchercon, Linda, but even if she isn't, I plan on emailing her. We don't have any openings until January at this time. I think everyone would love reading what she has to say and ask their own questions.<br /><br />Warren, it sounds like a good book. I try to stick with poisonous plants native to my area. Oleander common in the west and south is so poisonous that I read of people using the sticks to roast hot dogs were poisoned. Since I live in NE Ohio, I wouldn't use it. Water from a vase which held a bouquet of lilies of the valley killed a small child who drank it. Of course, there are degrees how poisonous certain plants are. Some will merely make a person very sick, and, of course, age and health problems should be factored in, too.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-436861632213409382012-09-13T12:07:31.962-04:002012-09-13T12:07:31.962-04:00I recommend Amy Stewart's "Wicked Plants&...I recommend Amy Stewart's "Wicked Plants" and also her "Wicked Bugs." I have used jimson weed and death capssuing information from her book. At KIller Nashville I was part of a stimulating conversation about what to do with a 6'4" 250 pound body in a bath tub. Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-1747836270850564982012-09-13T11:10:12.671-04:002012-09-13T11:10:12.671-04:00Gloria, I know what you mean. At the last Malice D...Gloria, I know what you mean. At the last Malice Domestic, Ben and I were sitting in the coffee shop/bar with Luci and PJ and Luci was regaling us with poison stories and we were asking "what-if" questions. People not from the conference, including the barista, were giving us wide-eyed looks, as if wondering whether they should call the cops. I think an interview with Luci would be great!Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-29859139133118683682012-09-13T09:20:08.070-04:002012-09-13T09:20:08.070-04:00Actually, E.B., I've only used poison once in ...Actually, E.B., I've only used poison once in the 12 short stories I wrote. In the first one I had published in FISH TALES, drowning was the method of murder.I don't think I've ever used a gun - stabbing, bashing and strangling, but not a gun. Probably because I've never shot one - except a shotgun once as a kid and from its kick never wanted to shoot anything again.<br /><br />Patricia, my garden has many poisonous plants, but then most gardens do. Foxgloves are often used to poison people. The berries of yew bushes are poisonous. Get a good book, and you'll learn more.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-50001416728647119842012-09-13T09:10:53.490-04:002012-09-13T09:10:53.490-04:00Gloria may interview Luci, Patricia, so stay tuned...Gloria may interview Luci, Patricia, so stay tuned!E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-68120011307396095132012-09-13T08:41:39.074-04:002012-09-13T08:41:39.074-04:00Oh, I'm looking forward to hearing more. I'...Oh, I'm looking forward to hearing more. I'm currently plotting with poisonous plant as the weapon. In the past, I've used knives and garroting.Patricia Wintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095600674659292509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-51587769963463040532012-09-13T07:53:59.286-04:002012-09-13T07:53:59.286-04:00Gloria, I've used poison, shotguns, electrocut...Gloria, I've used poison, shotguns, electrocution, heart meds, but my most unusual kill was by a little girl's bucket and shovel at the beach. I don't always kill. Some of my stories are crime, not murder, so I like the con as well as the kill!E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.com