Murder comes in many flavours, and so does the murder mystery. In this episode, we talk about the various ingredients that go into making a successful mystery story - and we pick up one such Indian experiment that follows the template but breaks new ground. And then, we pick up a classic of the genre and talk about its sly self-referential nature.

This is episode #24 of Bookasur, talking about Dashiell Hammett, Carrie, pedicures, a set of headphones that’s about to give up the ghost, and  plans for a season finale.

Books featured:

The Kitty Party Murder, by Kiran Manral

The Burglar in the Library, by Lawrence Block

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Published 22nd Feb 2021. Find out more about Bookasur here: https://www.psnissim.com/p/bookasur.html

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Title Music: Jazz In Paris by Media Right Productions used under Creative Commons