Murder and Matchmaking

Murder and Matchmaking
A novel mashup of Sherlock Holmes and Pride & Prejudice

Monday, November 8, 2010

Forensic Alphabet #4

Apologies for being a day late with letters M-P. Some awful stomach bug kept me away from the computer for the last couple of days. Also there was a last minute change with the letter P entry as my young son absconded with pathologist pig just before the photoshoot. He did, however, enthusiastically assist with staging the photo for the letter M, and now he may never eat a cookie normally again.

M is for MODUS OPERANDI (MO)

Most criminals have a method of operation,
This one covers his victims in a ritual en-crumbination.




N is for NEUROTOXIN

The toxins in venoms of some spiders and pufferfish,
Act upon neurons leading to fatal paralysis


O is for ORELLANINE

A lethal poison found in some species of mushroom,
Deadly Webcap, for one, is dangerous to consume.


P is for POST MORTEM

An autopsy confirms time and cause of the death,
This bear was killed ironically after having bad breath.




Forensic Alphabet #1 A-D
Forensic Alphabet #2 E-H
Forensic Alphabet #3 I-L

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

What a way to go. Killed by your own "bad breath".

A Certain Book said...

Hah! Lovely. Poor bear. Must remember to cut back on the rinse! :)

Debbie Cowens said...

Thanks for the comments. I'm not sure what the fatal doses for mouthwash and so forth are, but I supect that teddy bears are particularly sensitive to them. :-)