
Best Detective Novels: Indian Literature
Non-government intellects hunting for the truth
The Complete Adventure of ‘Feluda’
Ray's Feluda's popularity among Indian intelligence has always been first. Published by Penguin Books LTD, this book has two volumes. Felder includes all of the popular detective stories, such as "Jay Baba Felunath", "Sonar Kella", "Kailashey Kelenkari". Apart from this, "Badshahi Angti" is also a notable detective one. This is a must-read book to enjoy the classic adventures of Feluda, his assistant Topshey and their friend Jatayu. Many Bollywood directors choose these detective masterpieces for making cinemas. Even director Shoojit Sircar wanted to remake 'Sonar Kella', although he cancelled later for many reasons.
Mysteries of ‘Byomkesh Bakshi’
Saradindu Bandyopadhyay's Bengali Satyanweshi Byomkesh Bakshy's sharp intellect will impress you every time. Also, You will love the friendly and impartial attitude of Byomkesh's assistant Ajit. Byomkesh's first appearance takes place in the pre-independence Bengal background. Since 1934, Byomkesh's novels have been so popular among readers. Some of Byomkesh Bakshy's popular detective novels are Pother Kanta, Chitrachor, Raktomukhi Neela, Arthamanartham, which are popular among Indian readers.
Abir Mukherjee's ‘A Rising Man’
The detective stories of Abir Mukherjee's Sam Wyndham Series will take you to Kolkata after the First World War. A Scotland Yard detective named Sam Wyndham came to Calcutta to work for the British Police Force. "Surrender-Not" Banerjee assists him. A Rising Man, the first book in the Sam Wyndham series, received the Telegraph Harvill Secker Crime Writing Prize in 2014.
Ankush Saikia's ‘Dead Meat’
The famous character Arjun Arora made his debut as a detective in 2015 with the novel Dead Meat. Arjun Arora, a very popular detective character in recent times, was involved in the murder investigation in this story while searching for a missing accountant of Delhi. How the solution to that mystery came to light is the main premise of this book. The activities of Arjun Arora's character have won the hearts of Indian readers many times. This novel is no exception.
The Unexpected Inheritance of ‘Inspector Chopra’
Vaseem Khan's Baby Ganesh Detective Series will thrill you and make you laugh at a time. This is the first novel in the Baby Ganesh Detective series. Here it is seen that a Ganesh or a small elephant helps police inspector Ashwin Chopra in the investigation. If you want to get a taste of an Indian detective novel of different tastes, you must read "The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra".