New series such as ‘Elsbeth’ and ‘Patience’ continue a long tradition of sleuths who come across as eccentric or aloof. But now there’s a name for these minds that work differently.

THE recent spate of child bullying cases in Malaysia is both alarming and concerning. The current anti-bullying drive sparked by cases like Zara Qairina Mahathir’s (the 13-year-old who died after a ...