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Edited by
Fiona Brookman, Edward R. Maguire, and Mike Maguire
This edition first published 2017
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Names: Brookman, Fiona, editor. | Maguire, Edward R., editor. | Maguire, Mike, 1945– editor.
Title: The handbook of homicide / edited by Fiona Brookman, Edward R. Maguire, and Mike Maguire.
Description: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : John Wiley & Sons, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016044491 | ISBN 9781118924471 (cloth) | ISBN 9781118924495 (epub) | ISBN 9781118924488 (ePDF)
Subjects: LCSH: Homicide.
Classification: LCC HV6515 .H3547 2017 | DDC 364.152–dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016044491
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