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Get a variety of recommendations from the owner of Sunriver Books.
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This year's A Novel Idea pick is the first mystery ever chosen! Bookstore owner and avid reader, Deon Stonehouse, will go over the wide variety in the genre (cozy, thriller, historical, literary), stand alone versus series, and give you great reading recommendations along the way.
Sunriver Books & Music is located in the heart of Sunriver and has been open since 2005. "Our goal was to create an inviting, friendly bookstore where you will feel comfortable to browse, talk about books or just stop in to say hello. Books are a wonderful way to experience the world through someone else's perceptions. We think reading is a fabulous way to expand your horizons from the serious to the silly to the sublime." Learn more at https://www.sunriverbooks.com/
Murder by Degrees is a thrillingly atmospheric tale of intrigue, featuring a brilliant female doctor who’s ahead of her time. Set in Philadelphia, 1875, the debut novel by Ritu Mukerji, Dr. Lydia Weston is preparing for the start of a new term at Woman’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. As the investigation unfolds, Lydia puts to use all her diagnostic skills and autopsy table acumen to pursue the killer.
Ritu Mukerji was born in Kolkata, India, 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 police 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 Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. She completed residency training at the University of California, Davis and has been a practicing internist for fifteen years. She lives in Marin County, California, with her husband and three children.
Learn more about A Novel Idea here.
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AGE GROUP: | Adult |
EVENT TYPE: | Adult Program |
