Crime And Fiction

‘The Tattoo Murder’ injects local aesthetics into a post-World War II Japanese crime novel

The novel is a gripping page-turner of the first order that also wonderfully explores Tokyo, then a city in ruins.

Saptak Choudhury
· Mar 23, 2024 · 05:30 pm
For whom the bell tolls: tales of murder and madness on the fictional Gokumon Island

The novel’s real strength lies in its beautiful, lyrical, character-driven approach, with sketches and dialogues that propel the narrative.

Saptak Choudhury
· Nov 12, 2023 · 05:30 pm
Crime fiction: Three novels where we don’t see the solutions because of our blind spots

The first in a new series on crime fiction: A deep dive into the plots of ‘The Footprints on the Ceiling’, ‘Rim of the Pit’, and ‘Invisible Green’.

Saptak Choudhury
· Aug 19, 2023 · 03:30 pm

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