Before presenting his thesis defense, Fredrick Davidson plants a gun

in the first-aid kit of one of the university's science labs, preparing

for whatever might lay ahead. Sweating and delusional, he watches

the potential victims file in. When the defense is set to start, his

thesis director, Dr. Liang, offers a quick, light-hearted introduction

but delusional Fred believes that the committee is purposefully

mocking him. Enraged, he heads to the first-aid kit and begins the

rampage, eventually murdering three of his professors in cold blood.

Based on true events, Professor Joseph Katz presents this horrible

tragedy through his own eyes. In fact, his perspective is certainly

unique: he was supposed to be in the room that day but was running

late from a last-minute meeting one floor below. Shooting in the

Ivory Tower chronicles this violent event through multiple

perspectives and gives the reader insight into what led up to the

murders, based on trial coverage and first-hand discussions with the

victims and Davidson himself.