A Degree in Death (English, Paperback, Ruby Gupta)
- Language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Alchemy Publishers
- ISBN: 9788180460845, 8180460843
- Edition: 2012
- Pages: 280
It is midnight, and a student of a school has been found murdered in the town of Dehra Dun. With no clues or suspects, it becomes difficult to find the killer.
Summary of the Book
There has been a lot of unexplained violence in an institute located in Dehra Dun. The latest case is that of a student who has been found murdered, but it is difficult to find the murderer as there are no suspects or clues. Professor Shantanu Bose is a renowned nano-expert and the Dean of Research and Development who is very troubled by the problems that these incidents are causing. He is determined to bring back the once peaceful academic environment of the campus and, therefore, starts his own investigation. There is more fear in the town as more murders take place, and the professor finds that he is in great danger. He is being watched like a hawk by an unknown person and every move of his is being recorded. Still, he does not stop enquiring and investigating till he finds that the truth is more terrifying and shocking than anyone could have imagined.
About Ruby Gupta
Ruby Gupta is a Professor and the Head of Humanities at a renowned institute. She is also the author of many books, including her popular novel, Maya. She has received the Pratibha Samman Award for journalism.
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Interesting read
Chirag Bedi
Certified Buyer, Pune
May, 2013
Good Murder Mystery
Hitesh Saini
Feb, 2013
Argh.
The story was long, repetitive and boring at times. Each thing that happened was explained twice or thrice through different people's eyes. It was almost at a 100 pages that the first murder was declared a murder. Even the ending was explained a second time in full -- not that any of it need repetition, it was a pretty straight forward story. A decent plot, though easy to figure out and bad...
Melody Laila
Certified Buyer, Mumbai
Mar, 2014
A very easy murder to solve
Also the printing of the book is bad. When there is a change in the narrative, there is no demarcation. I had to go back to the previous sentence to understand that the "scene" had changed.
Swathi Vivek
Certified Buyer, Hyderabad
Jan, 2014
Boring to death
******************spoilers ahead***************************
When professor Shantanu Bose took charge of investigations, and liked Naresh very much….. la la la....the good guy turns out to be the villain in the end. The plot was outright predictable. The book had many many unwanted characters, many deaths and lousy cops etc. I was waiting for the book to end as I wanted to finish it. PLEASE don't waste money on this book.
bindu
Dec, 2013
this book is replete with excitement..!!
when I started reading this book, I hadn't thought that it would be that good. but ruby proved me wrong...I never had guessed that the killer was right under shantanu's nose..!!
it feels gr8 to read such a well written murder mystery...that too by an indian author...!!!
Arnab Pal
Certified Buyer, New Delhi
Dec, 2013
Nail biting climax!!!
Though it doesn't have a specific hero, well it doesn't matters at all....
it also has an excellent climax too....
Gowtham Sekar
Certified Buyer, Karur
Nov, 2013
Good plot, slow at times, a few errors, still a good read
The author has structured a good plot here like the traditional murder mysteries. There are a few suspects that keep you guessing the culprit till the end. However, there are clues too which will make you zero down on one person.
Overall, its a traditional suspense thriller with a beautiful background of Dehradun. There are very few loopholes in the plot which I wish weren't there. The editors did a moderate job and left a few errors for the readers. And , the English is a...
Priyanka Roy Banerjee
Oct, 2013
Gripping. . .But. . .
1) It seems cops dont show any sort of interest to find anything when 4 Murders take place.
2)Finally you need to wait till author reveals everything bcos no effective hero in this story.
3)college seems to counsel students,manage press,keep academic schedule intact which is bizarre when murder after murder take place.
4)Routine investigation follows after every mur...
Ganesh Bharadwaj
Certified Buyer, Chennai
Mar, 2013
average
the story is monotonous and not very interesting.
vrinda pathak
Certified Buyer, Aurangabad
Mar, 2013
