Ep 17: The Mahabharata Murders with Arnab Ray

<p>In this stimulating conversation, drawing from his vast knowledge of Hindi movies and popular culture, author Arnab Ray discusses what he thinks makes a good detective novel. We talk about the male gaze in crime novels, &#39;And Then There Were None&#39; and other things Christie, post-war detective novels from Japan, his favourite desi detective, Byomkesh Bakshi, and of course about &#39;The Mahabharata Murders&#39; and his upcoming book, &#39;The Bucket&#39;.</p><p><br></p><p>Host: Suparna Chatterjee (www.suparnachatterjee.com)</p><p>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thedesidetectiveshow/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> thedesidetectiveshow</a> and<a href="https://www.instagram.com/soup_and_chat/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> soup_and_chat</a></p><p><br></p><p>Guest: Arnab Ray</p><p>Instagram: @greatbong</p><p><a href="http://www.greatbong.net" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">www.greatbong.net</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Books by Arnab Ray:</strong></p><p>May I Hebb Your Attention Pliss?</p><p>The Mine</p><p>The Sultan of Delhi</p><p>Shakchunni</p><p>Yatrik</p><p>The Mahabharata Murders</p><p><br></p><p>Podcast Theme Music by B. Prasanna and Khurshed Batliwala </p><p>Instagram: b_prasanna and @khurshedbatliwala</p><p><br></p><p>Haradhoner Doshti Chhele:</p><p>https://youtu.be/z4S3fVtyCFc?si=XsuWsCUmXZ-GbrFr</p><p><br></p>