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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The twists and turns of the plat make for great fun as well as for an enjoyable way to learn economics... The Mystery of the Invisible Hand reveals clearly that, while economics can only sometimes help to piece together clues to an unsolved murder, it is utterly indispensable for making sense of the world."--Donald Boudreaux, Wall Street Journal "Jevons combines entertaining economic lessons with a crafty whodunit in his excellent fourth Henry Spearman mystery."--Publishers Weekly, starred review "[F]or anyone wanting to nail down some basic principles of economics, and have fun doing it, it's a 'rational solution.' It would make superb supplementary reading for an introductory econ course."--Brenda Jubin, Investing.com "The way that Spearman uses economics as a lens through which to view the ambitions and rivalries of academics is absolutely riveting. Like Freakonomics, this proves that the much-dreaded 'econ' can provide useful entertainment."--Booklist, starred review "[I]t's a very enjoyable romp--campus novel meets detective novel meets economics primer... As a way to bring some basic economic concepts to life for students, this is an excellent series."--Enlightened Economist "It's hard to imagine how a short, balding Nobel Prize winner from Harvard could use economic theories to help solve mysteries, but Jevons manages it, with a sense of humor and a whole lot of economics."--HowMysterious.com "This is an old-style academic mystery such as we have not seen in this country since the days of Michael Innes... [C]ompletely unlike any other crime fiction being published at present. I loved it."--Jessica Mann, Literary Review "Ingenious... For a whodunit, this is heady stuff... [I]n The Invisible Hand, Marshall Jevons comes of age not only as a crime writer, but as one of a kind. The detective fiction is top-drawer, but the combination with economics is seamless. No one else has done this, and now Jevons has done it again. Rejoice!"--Fred S. McChesney, Southern Economic Journal
Table of ContentsFlash-Forward 1Spearman Meets the King 1 2A Nobel Invitation 5 3No Coase for Concern 11 4Investigation of a Theft 19 5Visiting Professor 29 6West to Texas 37 7An All-Nighter 43 8The Artist Has a Visitor 47 9The Scene of the Crime 57 10Spearman Gets the News 73 11The Academical Village 97 12Dining Protocol in the Academy 107 13A Doctor's House Call 119 14A Conference of Detectives 133 15Art and Economics 141 16It All Began with Adam... 161 17Office Hours: In Three Acts 179 18The Hiring Squad 201 19 Surprise at Sotheby's 217 20Trip to the Travis 231 21Class Action 249 22An Artist's Eulogy 259 23Lost & Found 269 24An Arresting Development 277 25The Death Effect 281 26The Bell Curve 297 27 A Late Night Visit 309 28 Doing Good by Doing Well 317 Acknowledgments 341
