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Detective Fiction

Feluda is one of Satyajit Ray’s greatest creations but is he too brilliant for the movies?

Although Ray’s version of ‘Sonar Kella’ is a fan favourite, ‘Joi Baba Felunath’ points to the perils of adaptation.

Nandini Ramnath
· Jun 07, 2021 · 10:30 am
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
· Jan 27, 2021 · 05:30 pm
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
· Sep 16, 2017 · 05:30 pm

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