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Truth, lies and a fair bit of murder
Whether you are lounging on a beach, basking in the cool mountain air, or snuggled in your room, summer weekends aren't complete without a thriller to chill with. Lounge picks five cool reads for the blazing months ahead
2 min read27 Apr 2018A literary whydunnit
'His Bloody Project' may not have won the Man Booker Prize, but this account of a 19th century triple murder is a provocative and rewarding read
5 min read17 Dec 2016Book review: Black Mumba
These noir graphic tales are worthy additions to the literature that has engaged with Mumbai
3 min read22 Jul 2016Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell dies at 67
Mankell, whose most famous creation was the detective Kurt Wallander, had been suffering from cancer for several years
1 min read5 Oct 2015Book of creeps
Bob Randall's prophetic book, 'The Fan', was one of the first to deal with celebrity stalking
3 min read25 Jul 2015A tribute to Ruth Rendell
She never pretended to be a superior knowledge of the criminal mind. Her focus was the landscape of crime
6 min read16 May 2015Calcutta noir
Bengali detective fiction continues to entertain Kolkata and is set to transcend its regional following with a forthcoming Hindi film. We revisit the Bengali sleuth's enduring legacy
9 min read17 Jan 20152014’s best crime fiction debuts
This year has certainly been a vintage year for crime fiction debuts by Indian writers. The columnist introduce his five favourites
3 min read20 Dec 2014Chinese checkers
A British crime fiction writer's encounter with state censorship in China
3 min read10 May 2014Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared