Dr. Shri Naneelal Sen’s Introduction is by no way less mysterious
as the other selections in the volume as the web of words that is woven will
cause much suspense to the reader’s mind and is best kept for the last as
spoilers might act obvious spoilsport to the stories.
Of the four stories that it contains, both the novels Kaalohaat
and Chayakuheli are no doubt sincere novels in their own right. Including
them as mystery stories will do grave injustice to the plot as well as unfortunately
to the genre too. Reminiscent of Kalobhramar, the 1st one is a mystery
where people related by their past gets killed one by one but a curious turn of
events and chanced acquaintances help the sleuth to catch the perpetrator. Actually
there are two plots in one which is cleverly unraveled by Kiriti, thanks to his
hand getting the right clue at the right moment. So though some disappointment
is in store but its absoluteness makes it a nice thriller in its own right. The
2nd one starts with a curious will and an even curious case of false
identities that make the police dumbfounded and the law at a stalemate. It again
remains on Kiriti to solve but though a fantastic mystery was woven but the solution
with an even more fantastic coincidence makes it a touch unrealistic and quite definitely
robs it away of its charm. The short story Mrityubish, on the other
hand, is a regular mystery story which starts with a tragedy of death of twin
children. Written from the perspective of Subrata, the deaths are though
confirmed to be case of poisoning but there seemed to be no clue to the
perpetrator and the mode of poisonings. The case was presented long after the
last rites of the body and so armed with only the police snaps of the
deadbodies, the clues are unearthed and criminals apprehended. The other story Padmini
again starts with a promise of mystery but its final pages actually do not complete
to solve the mystery but only to close the story.
Recommended for its thriller like plots the
mystery lovers may feel a bit disappointed though the classic edge of the
stories will have to be acknowledged.
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