A chance invitation of Probal Pakrassi, the protagonist and the detective in the novella to the Sengupta household at Madhyamgram in the outskirts of Kolkata followed by a murder of the chief karta of the household and a theft and what follows after that is intrigue. A number of suspects, travails in resolving the mystery and the final disclosure. A perfect plot to sit back and enjoy the genre of mystery, crime and thriller.