A mysterious incident in nepal. A dead body on the beaches of Puri. A murder in an abandonded house…. The search for a valuable scroll leads Feluda and his friends to a motley crew of characters and perhaps the most chilling xase Feluda has faced. For among D.G.SEN, the collector of scrolls, his son Maj=him, his secretary Nishit, the wildlife photographer Bilas Majundar and the astro;oger Laxman Bhattacharya, there is a cold-blooded criminal, and he must be stopped before it is too late.