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description: A chilling examination of how far we will go to survive and the consequences of the choices we make. In remote Pakistan Nick Bright awaits his fate. A successful financial trader Nick is kidnapped by an Islamic militant group but with no one negotiating his release he agrees to an unusual plan. He will earn his own ransom by helping his captors manipulate and master the world commodities and currency markets. [A] tense provocative thriller about the unholy nexus of international terrorism and big bucks....-Seattle Times Ahktar again turns hypersensitive subjects into thought-provoking and thoughtful drama-Newsday The prime theme is pulsing and alive: when human lives become just one more commodity to be traded blood eventually flows in the streets-Financial Times Whip-smart and twisty-Time Out New York The Invisible Hand offers genuine insight into the future of the West (Village Voice).
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title: The Invisible Hand
publisher: Little, Brown  Company