The Invisible Hand [Paperback]

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 Handoffers genuine insight into the future of the West (Village Voice).Ayad Akhtar is a screenwriter, playwright, actor, and novelist. He is the author of a novel,American Dervish, and was nominated for a 2006 Independent Spirit Award for best screenplay for the filmThe War Within. His plays includeDisgraced, produced at New York's Lincoln Center Theater in 2012 and on Broadway in 2014 and recipient of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, andThe Who & The What, produced at Lincoln Center Theater in 2014. He lives in New York City.Praise forThe Invisible Hand

WithThe Invisible Hand, Ayad Akhtar solidifies the reputation he forged withDisgracedas a first-rate writer of fierce, well-crafted dramas that employ topicality but are not limited by it.... The prime theme is pulsing and alive: when human lives become just one more commodity to be traded, blood eventually flows in the streets. --Brendan Lemon,Financial Times

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