A HILL STATION’S VINTAGE MURDERS AND OTHER STORIES

Category Literature & Fiction
Format Paperback
Imprint Rupa
Price 295

ISBN: 978-93-6156-363-8
Pages: 144 pages
Date: 15th December 2024

ABOUT THIS BOOK

‘If ever there was a born murderer, he must surely have been William Jones. The thing came so naturally to him. No extreme violence, no messy shootings or hacking or throttling. Just the right amount of poison, administered with skill and discretion.’
What is it about stories of crime that appeals to the human mind? Is it the thrill of solving the mystery before the solution is spelt out, or a morbid fascination with the peculiar circumstances that could push a person into committing the ultimate sin?
With its ruminations on human nature and atmospheric prose, A Hill Station’s Vintage Murders and other Stories brings together some of Ruskin Bond’s best crime writing that delves into these questions. Immerse yourself in his vivid descriptions of crime scenes set in a locale most familiar to him—the hills—and explore with him what happens when people get pushed over the edge.

AUTHOR OF THE BOOK

Ruskin Bond is known for his signature simplistic and witty writing style. He is the author of several bestselling short stories, novellas, collections, essays and children’s books; and has contributed a number of poems and articles to various magazines and anthologies. At the age of 23, he won the prestigious John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for his first novel, The Room on the Roof. He was also the recipient of the Padma Shri in 1999, Lifetime Achievement Award by the Delhi Government in 2012 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014.
Born in 1934, Ruskin Bond grew up in Jamnagar, Shimla, New Delhi and Dehradun. Apart from three years in the UK, he has spent all his life in India and now lives in Landour, Mussoorie, with his adopted family.