The Teacup Poisoner

The Crimes of Graham Young

De: Mark Stokes

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

In the drab suburbs of 1960s Britain, a quiet young man blended into everyday life—yet underneath his unassuming exterior lurked a chilling mastery of death by slow-acting poison. The Teacup Poisoner reveals how Graham Young turned mundane environments into lethal traps, subtly targeting colleagues, family members and friends with arsenic hidden in cups of tea and everyday drinks. His calm façade masked a twisted obsession, and this book traces his descent from curious chemistry student to one of Britain’s most notorious killers.

Drawing on a range of sourcea, this book charts Young’s path: the early experiments with poisons, his manipulations of those around him, and the mounting suspicions that eventually broke through the surface. You will meet the shocked victims and families left behind, hear the investigators who pieced together his trail of slow-motion murders, and understand how forensic science and intuition finally pinned him down. Each chapter builds the tension until the courtroom revelation and the chilling realisation that one man’s quiet curiosity became a lethal legacy.

But The Teacup Poisoner is more than a catalogue of killings—it’s an examination of trust betrayed, science misused, and how evil can hide in plain sight. It explores themes of control, deception and the vulnerability of everyday routines. For readers drawn to true-crime narratives that combine psychological insight, meticulous detail and shocking human cost, this is a story that lingers long after the last page is turned.