Crime Classics
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A taste of the delicious flavours that food adds to crime fiction from around the world
Food serves up insights into character of the detective hero and adding spice to the mystery.
Carolina Miranda, The Conversation, M Jean Anderson, The Conversation & Barbara Pezzotti, The Conversation
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How the mystery of the disappearing object (and people) baffles readers of crime fiction
Footprints, weapons, people, vehicles, buildings: things that melt away. The fourth in a series on the workings of the genre.
Jai Arjun Singh
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One of India’s earliest crime fiction stories was about a delicious scam involving books
Former policeman Priyanath Mukhopadhyay pioneered crime fiction in the Bengali language.
Abhijit Gupta
Trending
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Bow and arrow or torch? In Maharashtra, confusion over new election symbols may help BJP, allies
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Varanasi poll: As 33 nominations are rejected, eight applicants allege that the process was rigged
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Listening to 41 Modi interviews: Few tough questions, no rebuttals, no fact checks
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What a regal South Indian ornament in a famous Rossetti painting tells us about the British Raj
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What does the increased Srinagar voter turnout really mean?
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Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper have often met in fiction, though only one of them is real
Lyndsay Faye’s ‘Dust and Shadow’ is one of the sharpest, best-researched entries in this sub-genre. The third in a series on the workings of crime fiction.
Jai Arjun Singh
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‘Through A Glass Darkly’ is that rare crime novel where you never know what actually happened
A mystery novel by a lesser-known queen of crime stars a creepy ‘double’. The second in a series on the workings of crime fiction.
Jai Arjun Singh
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How writers of stories with ‘impossible crimes’ sidetracked readers with ghostly red herrings
The first in a series on the workings of crime fiction.
Jai Arjun Singh
Video
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Caught on camera: Streaking meteorite turns night sky blue across Portugal and Spain
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Watch: Ed Sheeran sings Punjabi remix of ‘Shape of You’, accompanied by Bhangra dancers
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Eco India: Even as technology lends a hand, India's farmers grapple with an uncertain future
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Eco India, Episode 260: Can technology's societal benefits extend to environmental sustainability?