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When John Darwin walks into a shop in London, it causes an instant stir. After all, John Darwin has been dead for five years. He claims to have amnesia, but everyone – from the police and the media to his insurance company – suspects he is lying. No one can prove a thing, until a young woman at home with her baby thinks of something everyone else has missed.  

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The Host

Tim Harford

Tim Harford’s long-running column in the Financial Times, “The Undercover Economist,” reveals the economic ideas behind everyday experiences. His first book, The Undercover Economist, was published in 30 languages and sold…