"Every individual...neither intends to promote the public interest, nor knows how much he is promoting it. By preferring the support of domestic to that of foreign industry he intends only his own security; and by directing that industry in such a manner as its produce may be of the greatest value, he intends only his own gain, and he is in this, as in many other cases, led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention."
~ Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations
"The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers, the special interests. An invisible empire has been set up above the forms of democracy."
~ Woodrow Wilson, 28th president of the United States
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On June 17, 2014, after decades of development, oil production in North Dakota surpassed 1 million barrels per day, earning the state the nickname "Saudi Dakota." Wide use of hydraulic fracturing (aka "fracking") methods ignited an oil boom in 2006 that continues to this day.
The following takes place in the fall of 2012.
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The Invisible Hand - A crime novel
Mystery / ThrillerA corrupt sheriff hires a ruthless vigilante to hunt down a murderer during the modern day North Dakota oil boom in this crime thriller full of unexpected twists and turns.
