A review by jcinf
Murder by Degrees by Ritu Mukerji

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

This was my first digital book I’ve read so that experience was different for me. I enjoyed it, though. But note that I’m not sure if my experience would’ve differed at all if I read a printed version. 

I enjoyed the plot. I know some reviewers said that it felt a little contrived, but I really liked how it all connected. I thought the detail made things realistic — with detectives untangling more and more information until they get to the truth. 

I liked how they cleaned it up at the end. I only had one question that came up:

who is Paul?? lol

I had trouble keeping track of characters so idek who this person was lol. I remembered the mention of their name at a different point in the book, but by the time we got to the end I found myself wondering who that person was. 

I think this book could’ve been a stronger read if there was more character development for Lydia and one of the detectives. But I think it accomplished what it was supposed to: being a fun, lightly creepy at times, whodunnit mystery set in a cool time period.