Review

Sujata Massey leads a new era of crime writing in India

By Michael McKernan
June 6 2020 - 12:00am
  • The Satapur Moonstone, by Sujata Massey. Allen & Unwin. $29.99.

Nordic noir - some know it as "Scandi noir", has been all the rage in books and on television in recent years. Well, get cracking, writers in the frozen, bleak North. The heat, chaos, confusion and richness of India has given rise to a new arena of crime writing, and Sajata Massey emerges as one of the very best.

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