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- Dr B. Umadathan’s Dead Men Tell Tales: The Memoir of a Police Surgeon to release in March
HarperCollins India is delighted to announce the upcoming publication of Dr B. Umadathan’s Dead Men Tell Tales: The Memoir of a Police Surgeon. First published in 2010 in Malayalam as Oru Police Surgeonte Ormakkurippukal, this is the bestselling memoir of Kerala’s most famous forensic surgeon, Dr B. Umadathan. This book will release in March 2021.
Popularly known as the ‘Sherlock Holmes of Kerala’, Dr Umadathan revisits some of his strangest and most interesting cases, like the Chacko murder masterminded by Sukumara Kurup; the sensational Polakkulam case; and the baffling Panoor Soman case.
Chilling, shocking, and, at times, downright bizarre, Dead Men Tell Tales is unputdownable and makes one wonder if the dead can possibly tell their stories? In the light of this book, it seems that in the hands of a good forensic surgeon, they certainly can.
The book has already garnered some advance praise from noted writers –
‘Real events that can be read with more curiosity and excitement than detective novels.’ — Benyamin
‘An absolutely brilliant book and an excellent translation.’ — K.R. Meera
‘The memoir takes you through an intriguing world of forensics. You stay hooked till the last para.’ — N.S. Madhavan
‘Dr Umadathan explores the world of the dead, the mystery left behind by each body. The Malayalam bestseller reminds us that real life is stranger than fiction.’ — S. Hareesh
Ridhima Kumar, Commissioning Editor at HarperCollins India, said, ‘Open-and-shut cases are not simple in this riveting memoir of the Sherlock Holmes of Kerala. The book gives the same chills as watching a crime thriller.’
About the Author – Dr B. Umadathan (1946-2019) served as professor and police surgeon in Thiruvananthapuram, Alappuzha, Kottayam and Thrissur medical colleges. He was the medical–legal advisor of Kerala Police. He had also served as a medico–legal consultant of Libya. He is the author of Medical Science in Criminal Investigation (2014), Crime in Kerala: The History of Criminal Investigation in Kerala (2016) and The Skull (2019).
About the translator – Priya K. Nair teaches English at St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam. She has translated Sugandhi Alias Andal Devanayaki (2018).
Publisher – HarperCollins India Price – Rs 399
Pre-order – https://amzn.to/3rGXGzG; https://bit.ly/38xKHsw
For further information and queries, please write to: Shabnam.Srivastava@harpercollins.co.in
About the Book - Dead Men Tell Tales
Can the dead tell their stories? In the hands of a good forensic surgeon, they certainly can.First published in 2010 in Malayalam as Oru Police Surgeonte Ormakkurippukal, this is the bestselling memoir of Kerala's most famous forensic surgeon, Dr B.…
About the Author - Dr B. Umadathan
Dr B. Umadathan (1946-2019) served as professor and police surgeon in Thiruvananthapuram, Alappuzha, Kottayam and Thrissur medical colleges. He was the medical-legal advisor of Kerala Police. He is the author of Medical Science in Criminal Investigation (2014), Crime in Kerala:…
About the Author - Priya K. Nair
To read more, order your copy of Dead Men Tell Tales, by Dr B. Umadathan | Priya K. Nair today!
₹ 399.0000
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