Can you recommend some of the best Indian crime novels?

For beginners, 'The Rozabal Line' by Ashwin Sanghi is a good start. It has an interesting blend of history and crime, which makes it easy to follow and engaging.

Sure. 'The Girl in Room 105' by Chetan Bhagat is a great one. It has a gripping plot with elements of mystery and crime.

One of the best Indian crime thriller novels is 'The Girl in Room 105' by Chetan Bhagat. It has an engaging plot filled with mystery and unexpected twists.

Sure. 'The Plot' by Jean Hanff Korelitz is a good one. It's about a writer who steals an idea for a novel and then strange things start to happen. It keeps you on the edge of your seat.

One of the best crime novels is 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' by Stieg Larsson. It has a complex mystery and engaging characters. The story involves a journalist and a hacker as they dig into a decades - old disappearance case filled with dark family secrets.

One of the great Indian novels from 2018 could be 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness' by Arundhati Roy. It's a powerful exploration of modern India with complex characters and vivid storytelling.

They usually feature complex characters. These could be hardened criminals with a backstory that makes you understand their motives, or the detectives who are trying to solve the crimes and have their own personal struggles. Take 'Sacred Games' for instance, where the characters are so multi - dimensional that you can't simply label them as good or bad.

One of the best is 'The Girl in Room 105' by Chetan Bhagat. It combines elements of mystery, crime, and relationships in a modern Indian setting.

One of the great crime novels from the Crime Writers Association's best might be 'The Silence of the Lambs' by Thomas Harris. This novel is famous for its terrifying and brilliant character, Hannibal Lecter. The cat - and - mouse game between Clarice Starling and Lecter while she tries to solve serial murders is extremely engaging. There are also deep psychological elements in the story.

One well - known Indian detective crime story is the 'Feluda' series by Satyajit Ray. Feluda is a smart and observant detective who solves various mysteries. Another is the 'Byomkesh Bakshi' stories. Byomkesh uses his intelligence and deductive skills to crack cases. There are also modern Indian detective novels emerging that blend traditional Indian settings with contemporary crime - solving.