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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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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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: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes