crime fiction
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A Van Gogh has been stolen. Is the thief Indian? A new crime novel chases an art masterpiece
Vish Dhamija
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The death of Buffet Bhatt and the antics of Coke Rao: This novel takes a knife to Delhi’s swish set
Ravi Shankar Etteth
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Before Lisbeth Salander: The couple that invented Nordic noir with the Martin Beck series of books
Amish Raj Mulmi
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The Wych Elm
Scroll Staff
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A Murder on Malabar Hill
Scroll Staff
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Being Muslim in the West: This crime fiction series set in Toronto shines as a beacon of hope
Amish Raj Mulmi
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This Bengali radio show’s storytelling skills could put even Netflix in the shade
Preetha Banerjee
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JK Rowling aka Robert Galbraith’s latest Strike novel is her most relevant book for adults yet
Neha Bhatt
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This unusual novel uses interviews, WhatsApp chats, emails and reports to piece together a thriller
Nikhil Pradhan
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JK Rowling’s fourth Cormoran Strike novel is coming. Here’s what’s happened in the series so far
Neha Bhatt
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A taste of the delicious flavours that food adds to crime fiction from around the world
Carolina Miranda, The Conversation M Jean Anderson, The Conversation Barbara Pezzotti, The Conversation
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The residents of an old age home in Goa band together to solve a mysterious death in this novel
Bulbul Sharma
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Detective Arjun Arora returns in Ankush Saikia’s new book to find the murderer of a young Naga woman
Ankush Saikia
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Not just a whodunit but also a whydunit: Is a telegenic gynaecologist aborting female foetuses?
Neha Bhatt
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Mumbai’s most loved gynaecologist is accused of female foeticide in this chilling crime novel
Deepanjana Pal
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‘Terrorists are not evil, they are people who have done a terrible thing’: Crime writer Val McDermid
Chandrima Pal
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Delhi 1911, a British monarch and a dead ‘nautch’ girl: the Maharaja-cum-detective is back in action
Arjun Raj Gaind
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Murders and mysteries, yes, but these five books are far from being your average crime novel
Urvashi Bahuguna
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‘Character is the foundation of crime fiction’: Graeme Macrae Burnet, author of ‘His Bloody Project
Chandrima Pal
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How the mystery of the disappearing object (and people) baffles readers of crime fiction
Jai Arjun Singh