"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
