Move over Sherlock and Feluda – make way for the latest detective in Mumbai. Dipy Singh is a chilled out private eye, slightly plump, slightly balding – and with a real fondness for hot tandoori chicken and cold beer. Not a Sherlock, but a sher da baccha – here is a totally original Indian detective. He tackles the weirdest of cases – Vampires, witchcraft, godmen, etc – and comes out with the solution in his own unimitable style. You must give this a read – you will never look at a private-eye story in the same way again. A really refreshing read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nice tales of a detective from India
A very good set of themed stories featuring a detective from India. The writing flows naturally and the speech patterns are great. The stories are quite varied and you really get a sense of what it must be like to live in India. You will want to look up certain Indian words that come up in the stories.
As far as detective type, the closest thing I can compare Dipy Singh to is the Lord Darcy character created by Randall Garrett in that Dipy sometimes takes cases that are supernatural or seem supernatural. He is similar to Sherlock Holmes in the sense that he has someone that writes down some of his cases. He is clearly his own man though due to his food habits and appearance.
As far as negatives in the stories I did notice a couple of times where a single word was missing but it was not distracting. I also noticed one variant spelling that might be due to the adoption of British style of English compared to the American style. Just an extra L in a word where the American spelling only has one.
I really do recommend this collection of stories and hopefully the author will have more stories of this detective!
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Very entertaining
5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended
Very interesting set of short stories. The narration and flow of the stories is nice.
The unexpected turn of events in the end are entertaining. I specially liked the end to the vampire story. Reminded me of the end of Man-Eater of Malgudi (Kind of)
All-in-all a nice one-sitting read
5.0 out of 5 stars Quick and gripping short stories. Keeps you thinking
Read the book in 2 sittings. Fast paced and with some interesting twists. Dipy Singh is definitely a good read. The author has got a good grasp of cultural nuances which he has used extremely well in his stories.nd definitely recommended!
A very good set of themed stories featuring a detective from India. The writing flows naturally and the speech patterns are great. The stories are quite varied and you really get a sense of what it must be like to live in India. You will want to look up certain Indian words that come up in the stories.
As far as detective type, the closest thing I can compare Dipy Singh to is the Lord Darcy character created by Randall Garrett in that Dipy sometimes takes cases that are supernatural or seem supernatural. He is similar to Sherlock Holmes in the sense that he has someone that writes down some of his cases. He is clearly his own man though due to his food habits and appearance.
As far as negatives in the stories I did notice a couple of times where a single word was missing but it was not distracting. I also noticed one variant spelling that might be due to the adoption of British style of English compared to the American style. Just an extra L in a word where the American spelling only has one.
I really do recommend this collection of stories and hopefully the author will have more stories of this detective!
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Very entertaining
5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended
Very interesting set of short stories. The narration and flow of the stories is nice.
The unexpected turn of events in the end are entertaining. I specially liked the end to the vampire story. Reminded me of the end of Man-Eater of Malgudi (Kind of)
All-in-all a nice one-sitting read
5.0 out of 5 stars Quick and gripping short stories. Keeps you thinking
Read the book in 2 sittings. Fast paced and with some interesting twists. Dipy Singh is definitely a good read. The author has got a good grasp of cultural nuances which he has used extremely well in his stories.nd definitely recommended!
