The Mystery of the Invisible Hand

Economics professor and amateur detective Henry Spearman tackles a mystery where the price of art is murder

In The Mystery of the Invisible Hand, Henry Spearman, an economics professor with a knack for solving crimes, is pulled into a case that mixes campus intrigue, stolen art, and murder. Arriving at San Antonio’s Monte Vista University to teach a course on art and economics, he is confronted with a puzzling art theft and the suspicious suicide of the school’s artist-in-residence. From Texas to New York, Spearman traces the connections between economics and the art world, finding his clues in monopolies, auction theory, and Adam Smith. How is a company’s capital like an art museum’s collection? What does the market say about art’s authenticity versus its availability? What is the mysterious “death effect”-and does it lie at the heart of the case? Spearman must rely on his savviest economic thinking to answer these questions-and pin down a killer.

Author: Marshall Jevons
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 09/06/2016
Series: Henry Spearman Mysteries
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780691173085
Language: English