The Tender Poisoner — John Bingham

HIS WIFE HAD TO DIE…

Like all murderers who plan their crimes, he was supremely confident. He couldn't face a dead moth, he was afraid of being locked in a room… But he could pit his wits, gamble his life, risk in reputation in the eyes of posterity, against the most efficient police force in the world.

That was because he had fallen in love. After twenty years of politely affectionate marriage, he had found another woman -- a woman for whom he would do anything. Anything.

And when he had done it -- when it was just too late -- she left him!