Starred Reviews for Book One
“This atmospheric novel heralds the arrival of a talented new writer and an unforgettable heroine.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Mukerji’s taut plotting and vivid depiction of the era’s medical practices and social customs will leave readers eager for a second installment.”
—Publishers Weekly
“[This book] appears to be a mystery but it’s much more, as it examines women’s rights, social conditions, and medicine just a decade after the Civil War.”
—Library Journal
About Ritu
Ritu Mukerji was born in Kolkata, India and grew up in the San Francisco Bay area. She received a BA in history from Columbia University and a medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. After residency training at the University of California, Davis, she has practiced as an internist for fifteen years. She lives in Marin County, CA with her family.

