About the book: 2005 / The new novel by the Perm writer is dedicated to the events that took place in the Urals at the end of the 18th century, four years after the defeat of the Pugachev uprising . The hero of the book, a young raftsman Ostafiy Perekhod, must solve the mystery of his father’s death in order to wash away the stain of shame from his family name. The author’s fascinating detective story immerses him in the mysterious and bewitching world of the Chusovaya River. Here, caravans of barges loaded with iron quickly fly downstream past deadly rocks - fighters. Here, the power of merchants and factory owners is nothing compared to the power of the elders - teachers of the faith who rule the River from secret schismatic monasteries. Here, even those who wear an Orthodox cross sincerely believe in the power of Vogul shamans. Here awaits in the ground Pugachev’s treasury, the gold of rebellion, a treasure that for four years has not been given to shamans, robbers, or vagabond torturers. A treasure that was buried by four robbers, the Gusev brothers. A treasure, the way to which was known only to the missing father of the young raftsman Ostafy Perekhod.