[PDF] The Elements of Murder : A History of Poison eBook

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• Author: John Emsley
• Date: 14 Sep 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Original Languages: English
• Format: Paperback::432 pages, ePub
• ISBN10: 0192806009
• ISBN13: 9780192806000
• Filename: the-elements-of-murder-a-history-of-poison.pdf
• Dimension: 129x 196x 28mm::316g
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