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MRPGenre
Print Length
256 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Rupa Publications Co.
Publication date
1 January 2015
ISBN
9788129135902
a ghost that was ostensibly spotted in eerie makaibari one of the oldest tea gardens in darjeeling finds its way to modernday calcutta, to the home of probhat sanyal, the erstwhile manager of the tea estate. ‘the ghost has returned!’ exclaims a horrified sanyal, whose sudden death raises questions. was the phantomsighting merely a figment of his imagination? or was it connected to solid facts? in the all bengali crime detectivesii, an eclectic mix of four retired bengali men return to solve this new mystery, and recreate what might have happened one night in makaibari, so many years ago. even as our crime detectives forage for clues, a colourful array of characters demand attention from poltu, the roadside romeo, who works on his romantic advances; to the local lass, piya, whose parents are convinced they have found her the perfect groom! to complicate matters, the rivalry between milonee and sabuj kalyan clubs intensifies, making things uptight and personal between the two. with so many diversions, will our four intrepid investigators piece together sanyal’s secret life? find out in this pageturning, rollicking ‘all bengali’ whodunit!
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