Ep 19: Wildlife in Detective Fiction with Shoumo Bhattacharya

Writers have consistently found ways to incorporate wildlife into interesting whodunit plots. In this episode, host Suparna Chatterjee delves into some prominent detective stories from India featuring wildlife in a significant manner. She is joined by wildlife photographer (and avid detective fiction fan) Shoumo Bhattacharya, who talks about his favourite detective stories featuring animals, and about his detecting experiences in the jungle. Host: Suparna Chatterjee (www.suparnachatterjee.com)Instagram: thedesidetectiveshow and soup_and_chatGuest: Shoumo BhattacharyaInstagram: @shoumo29Books mentioned in this episode:By Edgar Allan Poe - Murders in the Rue MorgueBy Arthur Conan Doyle - The Hound of the Baskervilles,The Adventures of the Speckled BandBy Agatha Christie - Dumb Witness, A Death in the Clouds, Elephants Can Remember, Five Little Pigs, Pale HorseBy Saradindu Bandopadhyay - Chorabali (The Quicksand), Makorshar Rosh (The Tarantula's Juice), Shojarur Kanta (The Quills of the Porcupine), Chiriakhana (The Zoo).By Satyajit Ray - Sonar Kella (The Golden Fortress), Royal Bengal Rohosyo (The Mystery of the Royal Bengal Tiger), Badshahi Angti (The Emperor's Ring)By Sunil Gangopadhyay - Sabuj Dwiper Raja (The King of the Verdant Island)By Vaseem Khan (@vaseemkhanwriter) - The Baby Ganesh Detective AgencyBy Abir Mukherjee (@radiomukhers) - A Necessary EvilBy HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote Hunts the PeacockBy Harini Nagendra (@harini.nagendra) - A Nest of Vipers, Into the Leopard's DenBy Suparna Chatterjee (@soup_and_chat) - The All Bengali Crime Detectives, A Gathering of CrowsBy Mallika Ravikumar (@mallika.ravikuamr) - The Case of the Missing TurtlesBy Ravi Subramanium (@ravisubramanian70) - The Mystery of the Missing CatPodcast Theme Music by B. Prasanna and Khurshed Batliwala Instagram: @b_prasanna and @khurshedbatliwalaHaradhoner Doshti Chhele:https://youtu.be/z4S3fVtyCFc?si=XsuWsCUmXZ-GbrFr