Detective Fiction
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Hercule Poirot, still the world’s most loved detective, turns 100
The success of the 'funny foreigner' schtick with unsuspecting English plays into Agatha Christie’s larger exploration of Englishness in her books.
Christopher Pittard, The Conversation
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How some crime writers are making the lives of forensic scientists a nightmare
Detective stories are showing that forensic evidence isn’t always conclusive, but no one likes hearing that.
Aliki Varvogli, The Conversation
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In a British author’s crowdfunded book, Bond and Holmes are no match for a Punjabi private eye
Journalist and writer Tarquin Hall is back as Vish Puri. And he has a bone to pick with Sherlock Holmes.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
Trending
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Saba Naqvi: The Narendra Modi cult moves up another level
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In a first, J&K police goes after Kashmiris living outside India
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TN: BJP asks EC to stop Rahul Gandhi from campaigning, book him for sedition after event in school
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Julio Ribeiro: By arresting Disha Ravi for sedition, the government is tilting at windmills
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The changing map of India from 1 AD to the 20th century
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How Rowan Atkinson has been brilliantly miscast (or the strange case of Inspector Maigret)
Mr Bean now plays the philosophical, world-weary detective created by Georges Simenon.
Anvar Alikhan
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Before Stieg Larsson and Keigo Higashino, it was Raymond Chandler who transformed detective fiction
‘Neither of the two people in the room paid any attention to the way I came in, although only one of them was dead.’
Nicholas Rixon
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Go goyenda! A guide to the Bengali detectives who made it to the screen and the ones who need to
The Bengali detective is box office manna in Kolkata, and producers are snapping up rights for some of the most memorable characters.
Jash Sen
Video
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Watch: Forest officials rescue a trapped lion cub in Greater Gir in Gujarat
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Watch: Meet Andhra Pradesh’s crochet lacemakers, women from farming communities
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Watch: Actor Govinda dances with his daughter, Tina Ahuja. Video promptly goes viral
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Watch: China working on uprooting, assimilating Uighurs away from homes, BBC investigation claims
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‘I’m a rebel’: This song by rapper Raja Kumari features actors Bani J and Kiara Advani
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Five reasons you must discover the 19th century Russian James Bond: Erast Fandorin
Policeman, sleuth, heartbreaker, the hero is a literary legend of noir in his own right.
Jash Sen
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Why ‘And Then There Were None’ has been voted the best Agatha Christie novel ever
On her 125th birth anniversary, the book beat both ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ and ‘The Murder of Roger Ackroyd’.
Jash Sen
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Why Agatha Christie still reigns: seven reasons other than the ones you knew
Detective and crime fiction have changed beyond recognition, but the creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple gains new readers every day.
Jash Sen
The Reel
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In ‘Notturno’ documentary, vignettes of war and the eerie calm between the storms
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Charles Sobhraj mini-series ‘The Serpent’ heading to Netflix
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‘Thaen’ trailer: In Tamil film, a tribal beekeeping couple tackle apathy and poverty
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‘Haathi Mere Saathi’ trailer: Rana Daggubati plays a saviour of elephants
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‘Without Remorse’ trailer: Michael B Jordan’s US Navy Seal John Clark wages war on the Russians
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Nine Byomkesh Bakshi stories to read as you watch Dibakar Banerjee’s film
One film can only tell so many stories. Here are the must-reads featuring the Bengali detective.
Jash Sen
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Five reasons why Satyajit Ray’s detective Feluda is eternal
Pradosh C Mitter, aka Feluda, the detective created by Satyajit Ray, is a favourite not just in the original Bengali versions but also in translation.
Jash Sen
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Byomkesh Bakshi from books to movies: five things to remember
What film directors should keep in mind when adapting the classic adventures.
Jash Sen
The Field
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Fourth Test, Day 2: Ben Stokes leads England’s fightback as India get to 80/4 at lunch
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Tsitsipas digs deep to beat Hurkacz and set up quarter-final with Khachanov at Rotterdam
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Women’s Champions League: Holders Lyon prevail over Brondby, Bayern Munich trounce Kazygurt
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Boxing: Olympic-bound Satish Kumar, Ashish Kumar enter semi-finals at Boxam International
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Qatar Open: Azarenka sets up semi-final with Muguruza, Pegula knocks out Pliskova