Former journalist and magazine editor Lindsey Dawson joins Jim to discuss her new book, Poisoning on Parker Road, which looks at one of the country's most scandalous crimes.
The true story begins in 1892 when a young settler William Thompson dies, causing a storm of debate in Auckland about whether his poisoning was suicide or murder. Intrigued by how the event affected his much-scorned widow, Dawson tracked the family into the 21st century to find out what happened next.
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