Dr Samantha Battams is an author specialising in non-fiction historical books. She has written two true crime books on poisoning cases, a story (with Les Parsons) about SA Pioneer aviator Harry Butler, and a family history story on early pioneers to South Australia and New Zealand (Paving the Way). She is an Associate Professor at Adelaide University (Stretton Health Equity).
Books Published
The Secret Art of Poisoning: The True Crimes of Martha Needle, The Richmond Poisoner
Samantha Battams (Hendon) - 2019
The Red Devil: The Story of South Australian Aviation Pioneer, Captain Harry Butler, AFC
Samantha Battams (Wakefield Press) - 2019
The Rhynie Poisoning Case: The True Crimes of Alexander Newland Lee
Samantha Battams (Hendon) - 2021
Paving the Way: Pioneer Ancestors from England, Ireland, Prussia and Bavaria to South Australia and New Zealand
Samantha Battams (Hendon) - 2026
