Murder by Degrees is a thrillingly atmospheric tale of intrigue\, featuring a brilliant fe male doctor who&rsquo\;s ahead of her time. Set in Philadelphia\, 1875\, t he debut novel by Ritu Mukerji\, Dr. Lydia Weston is preparing for the sta rt of a new term at Woman&rsquo\;s Medical College of Pennsylvania\, when the body of a young woman is fished out of the Schuylkill River. The death is ruled a suicide\, but Lydia is suspicious.
\nAs the investigatio n unfolds\, Lydia puts to use all her diagnostic skills and autopsy table acumen to pursue the killer.
\nRitu Mukerji was born in Kolkata\, In dia\, and raised in the San Francisco Bay area. From a young age\, she has been an avid reader of mysteries\, from Golden Age crime fiction to polic e procedurals and the novels of PD James and Ruth Rendell. She received a BA in history from Columbia University and a medical degree from Sidney Ki mmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. She c ompleted residency training at the University of California\, Davis and ha s been a practicing internist for fifteen years. She lives in Marin County \, California\, with her husband and three children.
\nLearn more ab out A Novel Idea \;here.
\nQuestions? Contact paigeb@deschuteslibrary.org\, \;541-617-7078
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