Detective Fiction
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Five Victorian detective stories to read that are not Sherlock Holmes mysteries
A vast treasure trove of detective stories was published in periodicals, newspapers and magazines between 1893 and 1900.
Clare Clarke, The Conversation
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How the decades-old Japanese honkaku murder mysteries are making a comeback in English translation
Seishi Yokomizo’s novels, published by Pushkin Vertigo, are all the rage among crime fiction fans in the English-reading world.
Arunima Mazumdar
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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
Trending
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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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
Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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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
The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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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 Field
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains
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IPL 2024: Record-breaking Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians for first win of the season
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IPL 2024: ‘That’s some serious hitting’ – Reactions as Sunrisers Hyderabad set new tournament record