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Rupa Publications India BYOMKESH BAKSHI STORIES by Saradindu Bandopadhyay
Detective fiction has never lacked devoted fans The undying popularity of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot vouch for that fact In the early thirties, a detective by the name of Byomkesh Bakshi made an unobtrusive entry into the world of Bengali fiction He preferred calling himself a satyanneshi, a seeker of truth, and within days was a household name, courtesy his cerebral skills and the exciting situations he found himseft in In the tradition of Doyle and Christie, Byomkesh is accompanied on his adventures by his friend, Ajit, Slightly obtuse and the perfect foil to him