Sleuthing through Bengaluru: Crime writers unveil the city’s hidden narratives
The HinduThe tree-studded city of Bengaluru, not surprisingly, is a character in the stories of three of the city’s best-loved crime authors — Harini Nagendra, Harish Vasudevan, and Unmana. Sleuthing in a saree For instance, ecologist and author Harini Nagendra’s The Bangalore Detectives Club series etches a semi-fictional history of the city, offering a peek into 1920s Bangalore. City on their minds Unmana’s first book Chikkamma Tours Pvt Ltd, is a bibliomystery whose central character is Nilima, a north-eastern queer woman from Delhi. When Nilima’s “Bangalore dream” quickly unravels after a job offer falls through, she finds herself joining Chikkamma Tours Pvt Ltd, reluctantly becoming part of a trio with her boss Swetha and her irksome colleague Poorna.