I think Inspector Ghote Goes by Train is my favorite so far of this series. Ghote has been assigned to bring con man A. K. Bhattacharya back to Bombay from Calcutta. He convinces his superior to allow him to go by train, 40 hours in each direction. While he is looking forward to the pleasure of simply traveling, to his dismay a talkative Bengali is sitting in his compartment. And so begins a complex battle of wits. ( )