Samudra Mein Khoon

Sunil #2

by सुरेन्द्र मोहन पाठक

दीनानाथ और मुरलीधर लोगों को जुआ खिला खिला कर अपनी जेबें भरते थे । हारे हुए जुआरियों से पूरा पैसा ऐंठने के लिये वो उन्हें प्रोनोट लिखवाकर जुए के लिये उधार तक देने गुरेज नहीं करते थे । एक दिन मुरलीधर की गोली बिंधी लाश उसके अपने ही ऑफिस से बरामद हुई और पुलिस का मानना था कि ऐसे ही किसी प्रोनोट के शिकार ने उसका काम तमाम किया था ।

Mass Market Paperback

First published May 1, 1964

About the author

Surender Mohan Pathak, is an author of Hindi-language crime fiction with 314 books to his credit. His major characters are Crime reporter Sunil (unprecedented 123 Titles), Vimal (46 Titles) and Philosopher Detective Sudhir (23 titles). Apart from series, he has written 60+ Novels in thriller category.

Reviews

[Ashwin Dongre · Rating 4 out of 5]

As soon as I read the title of this novel, I knew that this was an adaption of Perry Mason's Case of the Dangerous Dowager, by Erle Stanley Gardner.
And what an excellent adaption it is. My only complaint is that Prabhudayal is portrayed like Holcomb from those novels, adamant and idiot, which he is not. But I guess being only second novel in Sunil series, Prabhudayal's character hadn't fully formed in SMP's mind.
But the story is very good and mystery of excellent. Keeps you guessing. You easily miss the very vital clue, so easily. It's given at least three times and you miss it completely.
What I don't understand is why did Ramakant had to be a club owner, he could easily have been a junior reporter for that matter a detective itself like Paul Drake. A detective friend is more easily acceptable than a club owner who sends his employees on detective errands.
Anyways. The adaption is as usual very good and the book is most recommended, what less, it's just read for Sunil series fans!

[Dev Shani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Samundar mein khoon.......pronote ki dastan.

Sunil ke pass kaalavati nam ki virdha ati hai jo apni poti ki juan khelne ki lat mein likhe 7000 rs ke pronote ko muralidhar aur dinanath se hasil karne ke liye yacht par bhejti hai isse pahle ki deepa ka pati ravindra use apne irade se hasil kare
Fir..
Sunil series ka dusra novel bahut hi dilchasp aur shandar hai
Apne chhote se sanskaran mein faltu bataon aur fujul varana se bacha gya hai
Yehi vajah hai purane novels ki padne ki
Apne Pichhle novel se ek lambi uchhal hai standard mein
AUR Maja ata agar pura novel jahaz par hi khatam hota .
Par fir bhi
Yeh shandar pathniye hai

[Jyoti Sharma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Translation of a Perry Mason novel.

[Aman · Rating 2 out of 5]

समुद्र मे खून एक करीब 120 पृष्टों का उपन्यास है जिसे सुरेंद्र मोहन पाठक ने लिखा है। उपन्यास करीब 50 वर्ष पुराना है, पर यदि मुद्रा के मूल्यों को छोड़ दे, तो यह अधिक पुराना नही लगता। उपन्यास छोटा है तो इसका तेज़ होना लाज़मी है और मुझे इसकी तेज़ी पसंद आई। मैं रमाकांत का कोई बड़ा फैन नही हूँ और यहाँ उसकी सुनील के साथ कम सीन थे, यह भी मुझे पसंद आया। लेखन अच्छा है और रहस्य भी जो आपको इसे पढ़ते रहने को मजबूर करता है।
फिर भी इसे केवल 2 स्टार देने की वजह है कि मुझे कत्ल के खुलासे के साथ ही कातिल का पता चल गया था और उसने कैसे क्या किया, इसका अंदाज़ा भी धीरे-धीरे हो गया था। यहाँ सुरेंद्र मोहन पाठक ने एक ऐसी चाल चली, जो मुझे सही नही लगी। सुनील ने जानबूझकर जरूरी प्रश्न नही उठाए अंत तक, जिससे अधिकांश पाठको के ज़हन मे भी वह सवाल नही उठे। यह सवाल उसके अलावा भी किसी ने नही उठाए। पर अगर आपने मेरी तरह उन बातों को नोटिस कर लिया था, तो आपको यह बात अजीब लगेगी ही।
साथ ही इस उपन्यास की कहानी भी उनकी खुदकी नही है। यह रूपांतरण है।

[Ashok Sridharan · Rating 3 out of 5]

An extremely wealthy, aged lady called Kalavati approaches Sunil Ckahravarty, crime reporter and part time detective, to help her bail out her grand daughter Deepa. Deepa, who is married to a man called Ravindra, has an addiction for gambling. The addiction has left her indebted to the tune of Rs. 7,000 (a staggering sum in the mid 60s, whent he novel was written).

The problem is, Deepa has signed an IoU in favour of casino owner Murli. Her husband Ravindra, who is out to get a divorce, intends to use the IoU as evidence in court to establish that she is unfit to be a wife and mother and thereby get custody of their only child. Kalavati requests Sunil to get buy the IoU without Deepa knowing about it, so that she can teach her granddaughter a lesson.

As it happens, the casino is owned by Murli and his partner Dinanath. Relations between the two are strained and Dinanath is out to break the partnership at the first available opportunity. After an abortive attempt at buying the IoU, during which Murali is thrown out by Dinanath, the later approaches him to help break the partnership, an offer Sunil turns down.

Sunil returns to the casino to have a second shot at getting the IoU. Things go out of hand when Murli is found dead in cabin and there is enough reason to suspect all the characters involved. In trying to protect Deepa, Sunil ends up becoming one of the prime suspects. Can he get to the bottom of it before his nemesis, the incorruptible Inspector Prabhudayal nails him?

[i]Samudra Mein Khoon[/i], only the second novel authored by S.M. Pathak- way back in 1964- is an intriguing mystery, but not suspenseful enough. The surprises, twists and turns that would become his hallmark are conspicuous by their absence. Nonetheless, this is an excellent work given that it was penned by a young man of 24, still finding his feet in the world of crime fiction.

To sum it up: this is a good novel in its own right, but by no means a great work.

[Shiv · Rating 5 out of 5]

A nice suspense trhriller

[विकास 'अंजान' · Rating 3 out of 5]

उपन्यास एक हुडनइट है जिसे पढने में मुझे बहुत मज़ा आया। उपन्यास का कथानक तेज गति से भागने वाला है और उपन्यास पढ़ते वक़्त समय कब व्यतीत हुआ इसका कुछ अंदाजा मुझे नहीं लगा।उपन्यास एक बार पढ़ा जा सकता है।
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[Dharmendra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good one

Very Nicely written novel by the writer. Suspense is maintained till the end of novel. One cannot left till the end of the story. Good one.