Holly Tucker

Holly Tucker is an associate professor at Vanderbilt University's Center for Medicine, Health & Society and Department of French & Italian. Her research focuses on the history of medicine. She writes for publications including the Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, and the Christian Science Monitor. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

Books Authored

Image of City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris
Author(s):
Holly Tucker
Genre(s):
True Crime, Law Enforcement & Intelligence, French

City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris

March 24, 2017
Reviewed by: 
Jonah Raskin

One can always trust the police to be dogged and to keep voluminous records, though they’re not always accurate.

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Image of Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution
Author(s):
Holly Tucker
Genre(s):
Science & Math

Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution

March 9, 2011

The title and cover suggest that this book is a nonfiction tale of foul play, science, and medicine.

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