Over this weekend, I finished reading the book, A Deadly Indifference, by Marshall Jevons. It's a Henry Spearman mystery, a fictional character who's a professor of economics at Harvard University.
The book was about 179 pages and it was a fairly easy read. Most of the story takes place in Cambridge, not the one in Massachusetts but the other one across the pond in Great Britain. The main plot in the story involves purchasing a house that used to be the home to the famous economist, Alfred Marshall. This mystery has many different characters (most of whom are economists) as well as an unsolved murder.
I won't give away the ending, but I can say that I enjoyed reading the book. The ending had an interesting twist and made perfect sense after piecing together the events and characters. Aside from the entertainment value, this book also involves many economic principles. From elasticity to trade-offs, the author cleverly fits economic concepts within the story.
As a future teacher of economics, I would probably have my students read particular sections of the book that involve economic principles that we are covering in class. They can help serve as examples or analogies of what is being covered in class. However, I wouldn't assign the entire book to my students, unless it was an extra credit assignment. The reading to too long to cover briefly, and many of my students probably wouldn't enjoy reading mysteries either.
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I read this one too and also wouldn't assign it to a future class. I don't know about reading sections though, it seems with mysteries that if you miss one part you miss the whole story.
I read this one too and also wouldn't assign it to a future class. I don't know about reading sections though, it seems with mysteries that if you miss one part you miss the whole story.
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