Gogol Omnibus

The content of this young adventure series contains

• I(n)durer Khutkhut
• Ratnarahasya o Gogol
• Gogoler Keramoti
• Chora Hatee Shikaree
• Mahishmardinee Uddhar
• Gogoler Rayraja Uddhar
  
  
• Jonaki Bhuter Baari
• Buno Hateer Bandhutta
• Sonalee Paarer Rahasya
• Garadheen Janalae Rakshyash
• Adrishya Manusher Hatchani
• Ayena Nie Khelte Khelte
• Kairong Mathe Gogoler Kanda
• Durger Garkhayer Durghatana
• Paschimer Balcony Theke
• Telephone Aari Patar Bipod
• Gogol Kothae?
• Harano Buddhagupti

The adventure stories revolve around he overly inquisitive boy Gogol and the way he unravels bafling mysteries. But most of the stories excepting some of the later ones, are less about detection than adventure and one of them is only a ghost story. As truly described in the Nitai Basu's introduction Gogol actually stumbles across clues and always manages to find a comfortable nook in times of danger. Though he possesses acute sense of observation and is skilled in intelligent deduction but his maturity as compared to his age remains unconvincing in the stories. Also the settings sometimes seem to be favourable for Gogol in identifying criminals as does his knack of comng across odd events. The length of the stories are in many cases are unreasonably large and the main plot evolves after a boring introduction comprising of the lion's share of the entire narrative. So in my opinion the book is enjoyable if it is read from the last story towards the introduction as this will keep up the enthusiasm.