The Bada Imambada in Lucknow. Copyright: Suhail Waheed

In her Urdu short story, “Ujli Subah Ka Anjam,” (The Fate of a Bright Morn), author Ayesha Siddiqui concerns herself with a woman who wakes up fresh and sparkling but due to wrongs suffered by her during the day, becomes a wreck by the time the sun sets.

Actress Joan Hickson as Miss Marple

Have you ever thought why we like smart women detectives in crime novels? 30-year-old Laura Frank has a pretty good idea.