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A Deadly Indifference: A Henry Spearman Mystery (Henry Spearman Mysteries)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780691059693
ISBN: 0691059691
Label: Princeton University Press
Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 179
Publication Date: July 27, 1998
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Studio: Princeton University Press
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Editorial Review:Harvard Professor Henry Spearman--an ingenious amateur sleuth who uses economics to size up every situation--is sent by an American entrepreneur to Cambridge, England. His mission is to scout out for purchase the most famous house in economic science: Balliol Croft, the former dwelling place of Professor Alfred Marshall, John Maynard Keynes's teacher and the font of modern economic theory. A near miss for the American entrepreneur and the shocking and bizarre murder of Nigel Hart, the master of Bishop's College, soon make it clear that the whole affair is risky business. When a second corpse turns up, Henry Spearman is jolted into realizing that his own life is in peril as he finds himself face to face with the most diabolical killer of his experience.
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Rating:  - Complete Indifference
I thought this book was pretty bad. Since this is a book written by economists, I expected it to be strong in economic ideas and weak in character development and writing style. I found the exact opposite. The writing is pleasant and engaging, but the economic "lectures" and discussions between the characters are little more than bickering. I did not find anything interesting in terms of economic ideas. It was one emotional, incomplete argument after another; I felt like these were high schoolers ... Read More
Rating:  - MURDER: NOT MEANS AND MOTIVES, BUT GAINS AND LOSSES
Set in 1965, Henry Spearman is a Harvard professor of economics who travels to Cambridge, England, to negotiate the purchase of the house of the famous economist Alfred Mashall on behalf of his foundation. While he is there he delivers a witty and insightful lecture in free market economics and with masterful insight predicts the demise of the Communist system. The house sale does not go according to plan, but shortly after he is enjoying the civilised surroundings, when a gruesome and baffling murder ... Read More
Rating:  - A short review
This is a good, clean murder mystery with economics lessons thrown in. The setting is very nice in the universities of Cambridge, England. The characters are developed well, and there are not too many to keep track of. A surprise ending. Worth reading.
Rating: - A good mystery with some easy to grasp economics lessons.
I highly recommend this book. Besides being an enjoyable read, it also teaches some basic economic concepts. Taking place in England in the 1960's, the book has an enjoyable feel.
Perhaps the highest praise I can say for it is that I have read it 3 times. Something I generally never do with murder mysteries.
Rating: - A Serial Thriller!
A Deadly Indifference is a well written book. The logic used by Henry Spearman is superb. I am a student enrolled in an economics class and all of the economic facts used in the book are true. This book has more twists and turns than the Texas Tornado.
The book is not dull and boring like most other books are. This allows the reader to become one with the story. Every move, every thought. Henry Spearman is a world-class sleuth. Buy this book! Even if you don't have to do a report on it!
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