Colonel Samagra Vol II

The volume starts with Patal Khandyok when Colonel Niladri Sarkar is requested to find the truth behind the death of a young man reportedly killed by a pet leopard in Kanjola district. As the aged sleuth starts investigating the case digs up sinful past and deadbodies but the Colonel had to wait for the ultimate solution as the puzzling events are ultimately solved, not by the detective, but in the note of a criminal. Sundar Bibhishika involves Jayanta in a grim position with a deadbody and though the climax is good but the plot seemed to be unrealistically complicated. Macbether Daini is a nice relief after the not-so-good first two and ends with a final twist that leaves the reader in awe at the solution so peculiar but convincing. Swarger Bahan starts with an inkling of excitement as it speaks of graveyards and an yester year murder of relative to the royal lineage of Jahanabad but the excitement dies away soon but interest remains till the final chapters. The next Bigraha Rahasya starts with a hallucinating elder, a strange mystery and a gentle pace but quickly paces up from the middle onwards. Danielkuthir Hatyarahasya is on the other hand a straight forward case and the interesting point in this story is the style of narration which, in the absence of Jayanta throughout, is narrated by one of the individuals in the case for the first half and from a third person's perspective in the later chapters. The final, Kakcharitra is probably the most praiseworthy which, though seemed a bit quick near the end, but the ingenuity of the author is felt at the smartly crafted episodes.