Johny Gaddar (Johny the Traitor), released in 2007 and directed by Sriram Raghavan, is a Hindi neo-noir film that I absolutely love. So when recently I came to know that it is based on a French novel, Les Mystifies, I simply had to read that novel. Thankfully, I found it at that invaluable site, Internet … Continue reading A Traitor in Our Midst: Les Mystifies by Alain Reynaud-Fourton (1962)
Tag: Noir
Books of 1940: The 24th Horse, and They Don’t Dance Much
One of the Reading Challenges that I greatly enjoy participating in is the Birth Year Reading Challenge hosted by Jane @ Hotchpot Cafe. For this year's challenge, I've selected the year 1940 and for this purpose read two books recently. "If you don't know anything at all about jumping, we take you through a series … Continue reading Books of 1940: The 24th Horse, and They Don’t Dance Much
I is for Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin is a Scottish crime writer, most famous for his creation: Inspector John Rebus. I have read two of his books: A Question of Blood, and Black and Blue. The latter is a significant book as it is often seen as the novel in which Rebus comes of age. First published in 1997, it … Continue reading I is for Ian Rankin

