Choosing a Roommate From Those Who Plot Murder
Doesn't seem like anyone with good sense would actually do that, but it happens all the time among the mystery community. Every time a mystery convention draws close appeals for roommates turn up on various lists, they usually say something like: Looking for female roommate, Non smoker--or male roommate,non smoker. What makes it so intriguing, is that among these potential female or male roommates are people who figure out ways to kill people. I know this, because these same folks turn up on the same or other lists asking questions like: What would be a good poison that would look like natural causes? Or what kind of medication put into a drink wouldn't taste bad and would knock a man out for at least two hours? What kind of gun could kill someone who was shooting from 50 yards away? Actually the questions posed are far more intricate than what I made up here. So, you ask for the roommate and hope he or she doesn't want to experiment on you, right? Actually, I've been o...