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From Felu-da to Sona-da: The new mystery moshai in town

A new generation of detectives has captured the imagination of thriller lovers in Bengal

His humour is wry; he doesn’t suffer fools gladly; and his temper makes the Vesuvius look benign. Shabor Dasgupta of Kolkata Police’s Detective Department has no friends or family. All his waking hours — which could stretch to 96 hours without a wink of sleep — are devoted to cracking the bloodiest of murder cases. The further he dives into the mind of a criminal, the deeper he sinks into depression. And when he is unable to sleep in peace, he rushes to a shrink, who prescribes a holiday in the hills. That holiday, however, seems like a distant dream because Kolkata, the city that Shabor lives in, always serves up a new murder case for the weary but dedicated officer…Click here to read the full story