The story evolves: Murder by Degrees (Ritu Mukerji)

Those who enjoy historical mysteries that are atmospheric with a well evoked time period will want to give this 1870s, Philadelphia set book a look. It opens up the interesting world of female physicians at that time while also offering an intriguing murder mystery.

Lydia Weston studied to become a physician and now is practicing. She has a commitment to her female patients, many of whom are from the working classes. Dr. Weston becomes interested in one of her patients named Anna Ward. She knows something about Anna’s life and responsibilities and is concerned when Anna misses an appointment. Tragically, Anna was killed (not a spoiler as this happens early in the book).

Lydia wants to know what happened to her. She works with a police officer to find justice for her patient. Readers will want to be by her side as she figures everything out.

This is the author’s first mystery and it is a highly accomplished one. It is my hope that this is the beginning of a series.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for this title. All opinions are my own.

This title was published in October 2023.

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