A Deadly Indifference: A Henry Spearman Mystery (Henry Spearman Mysteries) [Paperback]

Marshall Jevons (Author)

Book Description

Series: Henry Spearman Mysteries | Publication Date: July 27, 1998

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.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Distinguished Harvard economics professor Henry Spearman, who can hold his own against the academic backstabbers at Cambridge University, proves he can also survive among more literal killers. Set in 1965, his third appearance (after The Fatal Equilibrium) finds Henry and his genial wife, Pidge, in Cambridge. He's there to advise Chicago businessman Morris Fain in the purchase of Balliol Croft, the historic home of the great economist Alfred Marshall, to provide housing for visiting American scholars. Events go awry with alarming speed. The house is sold to another bidder, Cambridge economist Nigel Hart. An attempt is made on Fain's life, and Hart is murdered in a particularly bizarre fashion. Then a young actress is killed. Spearman, an engaging pedant who applies his favorite economic theorems to every phase of life (romance; map reading; car buying) ultimately uses some complex variations of supply and demand to find an extremely devious killer. This lively, carefully crafted mystery surely offers the greatest good to the greatest number of readers.
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Review

Readers will find themselves effortlessly picking up the economic principles strewn about by the authors as clues.... The corpse, when it appears, is a show stopper. -- Deborah Stead, The New York Times Book Review



This lively, carefully crafted mystery surely offers the greatest good to the greatest number of readers. -- Publishers Weekly

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Product Details

• Paperback: 179 pages
• Publisher: Princeton University Press (July 27, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0691059691
• ISBN-13: 978-0691059693
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #815,796 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Serial Thriller!, April 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A Deadly Indifference: A Henry Spearman Mystery (Henry Spearman Mysteries) (Paperback)

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!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great mystery!!!, July 23, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: A Deadly Indifference: A Henry Spearman Mystery (Hardcover)

Mixing economics and murder supplies great entertainment! Jevons is a master storyteller, and I'd like to read even more from this writer(s)!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A short review, December 25, 2003

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"daveg41" (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Deadly Indifference: A Henry Spearman Mystery (Hardcover)

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.