Around the World in 18 Sleuths
Traveling in my armchair through detective fiction, songs, movies, food, and crafts
“Death and the Penguin” revolves around an aspiring writer, specializing in short stories, seems to hit it big as a sought-after writer of obituaries as he navigates the bleak reality of post-Soviet Kyiv accompanied by his pet penguin, Misha, who is depressed and has a heart condition. Organized crime, friendship, corruption, death, and survival are…
Off to the kitchen! I’m making dhal to start off The Adventures of Feluda by Satyajit Ray. This edition contains four novellas featuring the young Bengali detective Feluda: “The Golden Fortress”, “The Buccaneer of Bombay”, “Mystery at Golok Lodge” and “Trouble in the Graveyard”. Feluda is an avid reader himself and a big fan of…
The Japanese word “tsundoku” (積 ん 読) describes the habit of buying books and not reading them. I’m certainly guilty of having books piling up unread on my bookshelves and floors. I do have every intention of reading them – someday at least! 😂 For now, I’m happy to get through my 18 Sleuths pile….
Starting my reading adventure in style: Seicho Matsumoto’s “Inspector Imanishi Investigates” from 1961 with a cup of matcha. Also pictured below: sticky rice, edamame, and soy sauce. Yes! 😎 Matsumoto’s crime novel revolves around a dead body found under a stationary train and Inspector Imanishi from the Homicide Division of Tokyo Metropolitan Police, who investigates…