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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicCrime fiction

Topic: Crime fiction

Park Street to RG Kar case—Kolkata is ripe for crime novels. Women detectives are in demand

At a panel discussion titled ‘Crafting Crime Stories’, authors Suhit Sen, Kumar Kinshuk, and Prasun Roy among others discussed the fiction genre at the first Kolkata Crime Writers’ Festival.

General MM Naravane’s first book is military fiction. Autobiography still stuck in red tape

The book encapsulates the former COAS’ philosophy as a military leader, he told ThePrint. 'In the name of honour, you should not sweep things under the carpet, or gloss over. You have to come clean.'

This crime reporter turned his notes into a novel. ‘Exactly how a post-mortem is written’

Madhulika Liddle said she showed the novel to her father, an IPS officer who was all praise for its post-mortem scene. 'That’s the level of diligence Sengupta has brought to his book.'

A Moradabad-born hakim’s love for Sherlock Holmes and English gave birth to Urdu crime fiction

In 'Urdu Crime Fiction 1890–1950’, author CM Naim writes how Urdu readers in India were introduced to the adventurous tales of Sherlock Holmes by Muhammad Muhsin Faruqi.

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.