Book description
Cinnamon Bay Plantation was the ideal Caribbean island getaway--or so it seemed. But for distinguished Harvard economist Henry Spearman it offered diversion of a decidedly different sort and one he'd hardly anticipated: murder. While the island police force is mired in an investigation that leads everywhere and nowhere, the diminutive,…
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1 author picked Murder at the Margin as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I like mysteries, and I have read all of the greats. This is not Sherlock Holmes quality, but it is good and another fun read. It presents ideas and their practical application in a fun and familiar format.
I love this book for the story. The hero is an economics professor, and it has a sense of humor. Co-written by two award-winning economists who invented a nom-de-plume and gave it a very funny backstory about being a cocoa bean investor, that sort of fun comes through in the book as well. Plus, it is set where so many great adventures…
From Brian's list on Economics books that will not bore you like the students in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
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