A relic lost in time. A kidnapped uncle and evil criminals after him. What will young Santu do now? The debut Kakababu novel, is at the same time a tale of adventure, mystery and thrill with many nail-biting moments. While everyone else is vacationing, Raja Roychoudhury aka Kakababu and his nephew Santu are busy measuring the mountains of Pahalgam and Sonmarg. Kakababu is looking for a significant antique relic that could help to rewrite an important chapter in Indian history! Their excursion takes an adventurous turn when Sucha Singh, a low-life of the area, assuming that the duo is searching for gold, kidnaps Kakababu. A young Santu is then left to his wits to save his uncle and also the mysterious artefact from the clutches of the criminal. How will he do so? Will he be successful? Sunil Gangopadhyay?s The Dreadful Beauty, the debut Kakababu novel, is at the same time a tale of adventure, mystery and thrill with many nail-biting moments.