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Murder in the City
- Twelve Incredibe Case Files of the Kolkata Police
- Narrated by: Anindya Chakravort
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
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Publisher's Summary
‘A riveting book on real-life crimes and how the police solve them. We sleep in peace in a world made safer by these supermen and women in white.’ (Sourav Ganguly, cricketer)
Brother kills brother using the plague bacteria as a murder weapon.
A man is killed in his sleep and his body walled up in the house.
A seemingly docile housewife masterminds a gruesome twin murder....
The Kolkata Police is one of the oldest and most illustrious police forces in the country. In Murder in the City, Supratim Sarkar digs deep into their archives and chooses 12 astonishing cases to recount, bringing investigators, criminals and indeed the city to life in startling detail. Among the cases described are one where the method of ‘photographic superimposition’ was used for the first time ever in India to identify a body; another where a single word led the police to a ruthless killer’s hideout; and an extraordinary case of a kidnap and murder that was solved even though the body was never found.
Initially written in Bengali for the Kolkata Police Facebook page and website, these stories went viral and were shared widely when they appeared online for the first time. Here, they have been translated and compiled into a book that is as utterly gripping as it is fascinating.
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- DH
- 29-10-19
A good read
It's rightly said... truth is stranger than fiction... the book is gripping... keeps your wanting for more.... especially attractive and engaging for the people coming from Kolkata who could relate to and better understand the descriptions... I book I would definitely recommend to someone who has the love and desire for thrilling stories .. go for it... worth the read... well written.
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- Indranil Mondal
- 20-09-24
One of the best titles on audible
Real life stories with real criminals and excellent sleuth work.
Excellent narration as well.
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- Sudesh K Jain
- 03-09-24
A collector's edition
I'm a diehard fan of Feluda, Byomkesh Bakshi, Hercule Poirot and Sherlock Holmes. But, after listening this amazing audiobook, I learnt the difference between fictional detectives and real life cops and detectives. In real life crimes, the clues are not sprinkled here and there but have to be earned by hard work, quick wit and a mind keen on observation.
This book fades out the illusion that detection can be done by merely sitting in a room and just pondering. The real detection, as the author implies, is glamourless and devoid of any thrill.
I must thank the narrator for his impressive voice and style. His sober narration has made the listening a pleasant one.
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- Suchismita
- 28-09-24
Gripping stories, uncomfortable listen
The stories are really interesting, and well translated, which usually doesn’t happen. It was a good collection, especially if one has proud roots in Kolkata and had grown up around Kolkata Police.
The reading though! The narrator goes in and out of a very fake British accent, and it’s painful. As is the random mispronunciation of words. I get that words like penchant and pince nez may not be easy for everyone. But “akaa” for aka (almost always read as also known as elsewhere on Audible), “superemposition,” instead of superimposition, “cused” for accused. Mispronounced chasm, even the name Hirendralal. In his attempts to stay authentic to Bengali names, he says Jaadu once, Jadu at other times and Sen in the worst way possible. I could go on and on! I had to pause at one point and look up a quote from another book to see what the narrator was saying in his garbled pronunciation- it was the word “lucre”. And pauses where pauses are not required and no pauses where pauses were definitely needed! If you’ve heard good narrators this is going to be very uncomfortable. But do listen still, if true crime interests you, especially in the Indian context.
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- Tranquil Software Solutions
- 02-06-23
amazing narration
these are stories which shake you up. very gripping. highly recommended. go for it. very good narration too
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- Bookworm@kindle
- 31-12-20
Amazing!
Very engaging and enjoyable. Each and every case is unique. People who like to read true crime go for it.
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