Poison question for a book I'm thinking of writing...?

Question

Writing mysteries is my hobby (someday hopefully more than a hobby! Anyway, my intended murderer is someone who is not very strong, and the victim is someone a lot bigger and stronger. So I was thinking poison.

From the reading I have been doing it sounds like a barbiturate mixed in a drink (a beer maybe?) might be effective. I think it could cause the body to shut down fairly quickly, unlike the slower, less dramatic gradual poisonings you sometimes hear about. But would the victim be likely to taste the poison?

The murderer is in bad medical shape. It would be easy for her to have sleeping pills or seizure medication or something like that.

Any ideas on what would be effective but tasteless?

Thanks!

Great answers!

Can you think of anything that a terminally ill patient might have on hand that would kill fairly quickly? This is not supposed to be premeditated or drawn out over the course of days ... the poisoner sees an opportunity to bring down someone they hate, and they "slip him a mickey"!

Thanks again!

Answer 1

Instead of a barbituate, what about the chemical thallium? It is odorless, colorless and tasteless so can be mixed in anything.

Also. it takes the effects from 12 to 48 hours to be seen (time for your murderer to leave the scene and get an alibi). The early symptoms are often misdiagnosed. It will take up to 5 days for more serious symptoms to manifest. Death usually occurs in 11 to 16 days. If the person manages to survive a month or so, he will probably live but with permanent damage to many organs.

Answer 2

Try giving them Eco-lie poison there's no cure for this.They will start to get sick and every day just gets worse until they are dead. No matter how much they go to the Hospital or stay there , there day is numbered.O ya the doctor will tell you what you got but they can only comfort you until your gone.(Eco-lie) usually comes from Apple juice that hasn't been pasteurized.It will take about 2 weeks to kill them but that's a good way to get rid of them.And there wont be no way they can pin this on you does'nt leave no trace.Make them suffer for what they have done.