Apothecary Novels

Pharmacists, which books about apothecaries, pharmacists, chemists, or herbalists have you enjoyed? Here are a few I have found fascinating from a modern pharmacist’s perspective:

The Blackthorn Key: set in London in the 1600s, an orphaned apothecary apprentice solves a murder mystery.

Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, of the Flavia de Luce series: a precocious 11-year-old chemist solves a series of murder mysteries with the help of her inherited chemistry lab in post-WWII English countryside.

The Apothecary’s Daughter: a coming-of-age romantic mystery full of fascinating details about the apothecary trade in Regency England.

Comment your favorite pharmacy-related books below!


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