author: Supratim Sarkar
2019-02-20
Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd.
The Detective Diaries
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The Detective Diaries presents the most sensational post-Independence cases of Kolkata Police, the
oldest police commissionerate in Asia.
Writer Supratim Sarkar, a serving additional commissioner of Kolkata Police, captures the different
aspects of criminal investigation in a style that is rare among India’s true-crime writers. Starting
from 1948 and coming right down to 2010, every case is a trendsetter, either owing to the nature
of the crime, or the manner in which it was solved. From cold-blooded, psychopathic murderers
to those who killed purely for money, from crimes of passion to conmen who made masterful use
of technology, the selection is as varied as it is fascinating.
No matter what the context, each crime made headlines. The man who mercilessly killed his
pregnant wife, or the killer who wiped out his entire family, are as easily identifiable as the man
who decided that big ticket robberies is the path to happiness. The highlight of the book is a case
that caught the attention of the nation—the stoneman murders of 1989, a series of killings that
terrorized Kolkata for months, and gave rise to an entire pantheon of urban legends. For the first
time, this book presents the police version of this unsolved case.
A glimpse into Kolkata's dark underbelly, guided by an author whose job takes him there every
day, this book will shock and amaze in equal measure.
The Detective Diaries presents the most sensational post-Independence cases of Kolkata Police, the
oldest police commissionerate in Asia.
Writer Supratim Sarkar, a serving additional commissioner of Kolkata Police, captures the different
aspects of criminal investigation in a style that is rare among India’s true-crime writers. Starting
from 1948 and coming right down to 2010, every case is a trendsetter, either owing to the nature
of the crime, or the manner in which it was solved. From cold-blooded, psychopathic murderers
to those who killed purely for money, from crimes of passion to conmen who made masterful use
of technology, the selection is as varied as it is fascinating.
No matter what the context, each crime made headlines. The man who mercilessly killed his
pregnant wife, or the killer who wiped out his entire family, are as easily identifiable as the man
who decided that big ticket robberies is the path to happiness. The highlight of the book is a case
that caught the attention of the nation—the stoneman murders of 1989, a series of killings that
terrorized Kolkata for months, and gave rise to an entire pantheon of urban legends. For the first
time, this book presents the police version of this unsolved case.
A glimpse into Kolkata's dark underbelly, guided by an author whose job takes him there every
day, this book will shock and amaze in equal measure.