''Shajarur Kanta'' () is a Bengali mystery novel written by

Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay (30 March 1899 – 22 September 1970) was an Indian Bengali language, Bengali-language writer. He was actively involved with Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema as well as Bollywood. The creator of the Bengali dete ...

in 1967. The murderer kills people using porcupine quills thrust from behind into the heart.

Plot

The story starts with the death of a beggar, found dead with a porcupine's quill embedded to his heart. The police initially dismiss any foul play, but when a few more people end up dead in the same way, police are confused. Byomkesh is asked to investigate when a man is injured grievously, but survives the attack. The man is Debashish Bhatto, a rich businessman, who has recently married Deepa in an arranged marriage. Byomkesh discovers that everything is not what it seems, especially when the gathering at Nripati Laha's allows him to interact with Debashish's friends and Deepa's family. Deepa's past is intricately entwined with her present, threatening to ruin her and Debashish's life.

Characters

Byomkesh Bakshi Byomkesh Bakshi is a fictional detective created by Bengali author Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. A self-proclaimed "satyanweshi" (literally seeker of truth), Bakshi is known for his keen observation, logical thinking, and knowledge of forensic sc ...

*Ajit Bandyopadhyay *Satyabati *Debasish Bhatto *Deepa Bhatto, wife of Debashish *Udaymadhab Mukherjee, grandfather of Deepa and Bijoy *Neelmadhab Mukherjee, father of Deepa and Bijoy *Prabal Gupta, lover of Deepa *Sujan Mitra, an actor *Nripati Laha *Bijoy Madhab Mukherjee, brother of Deepa *Kharag Bahadur, footballer *Kapil Bose *Mother of Deepa and Bijoy *Dr. Sen *Dr. Gupta

Adaptations

Television

* This was one of the stories in the 1993 TV series ''

'', titled "Sahi Ka Kanta". * The story was adapted into another TV series in 2014, '' Byomkesh'', which aired on the Bengali channel

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Film

* A film of the same name was made in 1974. * Another version of the film was made in 2015 with the

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Web series

* This story was adapted for season 3 of the web series ''Bomkyesh'' by Anirban Bhattacharya.

References

Indian Bengali-language novels Indian mystery novels Detective novels Culture of Kolkata 1967 Indian novels Byomkesh Bakshi {{1960s-mystery-novel-stub