Quo Vadis, Indian Noir?

Quo Vadis, Indian Noir?

RV Raman on the past, present, and future of crime fiction in India

By RV Raman | July 28, 2023

The Lure of a Real-World Setting for a Mystery Novelist

The Lure of a Real-World Setting for a Mystery Novelist

Sometimes, a place cries out to you, asking you to make it the setting of a story. RV Raman writes about how a remote resort in Central India supplied the setting for his second mystery.

By RV Raman | December 8, 2021

Bringing the Traditional Murder Mystery to India

Bringing the Traditional Murder Mystery to India

RV Raman has loved Agatha Christie style murder mysteries his whole life. But where were the stories from India?

By RV Raman | October 22, 2020

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