About the book: 2018 / In the fall of 1944, SMERSH major Andrei Neverov is sent to the Arctic. He is tasked with identifying the “deep-lying” intelligence network left by the Abwehr during the retreat of German troops. Literally everyone falls under the suspicion of counterintelligence agents: party officials, directors of local enterprises, police officers, and military personnel. The stern and merciless major from the very first days faces open hostility from the local population, and fugitive criminals even make an attempt on his life. But all this looks ordinary compared to what awaits Major Neverov after a meeting with a suspicious group of divers…