A unique exploration of the growing epidemic of murder at work. Ronald Brown has crafted a highly readable and fascinating look at this unfathomable and shocking phenomenon. Written with historical perspective, statistics, factual accounts of numerous events and detailed analysis the reader gains not only insight into the genesis of the problem, but a better understanding of the underlying fears that often drive these assailants. While debunking the myths about workplace homicide and exposing the futility of some preventative policies and procedures, in the end Brown provides important preventative rules and recommendations that can make a difference. Timely and useful, this book is a must read for CEOs and their staff, HR executives, middle managers, safety and security professionals and anyone concerned about this abhorrent problem sweeping the nation.

Richard A. Pollock, CSP, President & CEO, CLMI Safety Training

Dying on the Job highlights an important problem all concerned with the state of American workers must confront.

Samuel Estreicher, Dwight D. Opperman Professor of Law and director, Center for Labor and Employment Law, NYU Law

Sadly, too many workplace killings take place. Ronald Brown's book, the first ever about this subject, shows the terrible number, the variety of circumstances and causes, and ways society could address this problem. Managers, HR professionals, and anyone who works in an office need this information.

Lance Liebman, professor and former dean, Columbia University School of Law

With this fascinating book on workplace murder, Ronald Brown has filled a gaping hole in the literature on workplace violence, and he has done so with lively and accessible prose and a prosecutor’s eye for detail. His ‘closing argument’ on the role of guns in the epidemic of workplace murders should provoke serious and much-needed debate on American gun culture and permissive gun laws.

Cynthia Estlund, Catherine A. Rein Professor, NYU School of Law

This is an excellent book; the first serious book-length study on work-place homicide. It contains valuable empirical information and useful suggestions for prevention.

Roger S. Clark, Board of Governors Professor, Rutgers Law School, Camden, New Jersey

Dying on the Job addresses the most critical work place problem in the US. Written in a style which is both accessible and graphic, it touches on all the relevant aspects of this worrisome matter. This is the best examination of violence, murder and mayhem at work that I have seen. Policy makers and all who are concerned about the workplace will do well to read this exhaustive discussion and to heed its recommendations. I recommend it highly.

William B. Gould IV, Charles A. Beardsley Professor of Law, Emeritus, Stanford Law School, Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board (1994-98)