Byomkesh Bakshi Stories

Detective fiction has never lacked devoted fans. The undying popularity of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot vouch for that fact. In the early thirties a detective by the name of Byomkesh Bakshi made an unobtrusive entry into the world of Bengali fiction. He preferred calling himself a satyanneshi a seeker of truth and within days was a household name courtesy his cerebral skills and the exciting situations he found himseft in. In the tradition of Doyle and Christie Byomkesh is accompanied on his adventures by his friend Ajit Slightly obtuse and the perfect foil to him.