Murder at the Margin: A Henry Spearman Mystery
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Professor and amateur sleuth Henry Spearman uses economics to try to solve a murder while on a Caribbean vacation
Cinnamon Bay seems like the ideal Caribbean getaway. But for Harvard economist and amateur detective Henry Spearman it offers an unexpected and decidedly different diversion: murder. With the police at a loss, Spearman investigates on his own, following a rather different set of laws—those of economics. Theorizing and hypothesizing, Spearman sets himself on the killer’s trail as it winds from the perfect beaches and manicured lawns of a resort to the bustling old port of Charlotte Amalie to the perilous hiking trails of a dense forest. Can Spearman crack the case using economics—and before it’s too late?
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5What does the sluth respond when trying to solve the crime? "Elementary, elementary economics." Basically this is the story of an economics profesor that goes on vacation and solves a string of murders using the powers of economic analysis. While the authors have a disclaimer that this book is not meant to teach economics, i certainly feel that its a good back up tool, at least. Overall, it was a pretty light hearted funny story, as far as murder stories go. It certainly wasn't bad, it made me chuckle, and i may have even learned a thing or two on the way. This is certainly not the gripping murder mystery of the year, but i don't think its meant to be...it about higher things,economics, and beyond.