New Delhi: Crime thrillers with an infusion of feminism, self-discovery and a fierce sense of independence. They may come from different worlds, but all three authors are united by one conviction: women are simply more instinctive at revealing the true layers of a female character than men.

“Writing women characters for me has been a safe space. It gives me the liberty to write about contradictions amongst women. For example, one of the characters in my book is a lawyer, yet she believes and practices occult rituals,” Singapore-based author Hemangini Dutta Majumder pointed out during the panel discussion at the 1st Jindal Literature Festival organised by Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hisar, on Friday.

Hemangini, who wrote ‘The Scratch and Sniff Chronicles ’, was joined by Vasundhara Kashy

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