Sometimes a random selfie can become prophetic for people smiling cheerfully at the camera. The future has already cast a shadow on their fate... The prosperous life of the Evlanov family begins to crumble, seemingly without reason. The son quits his business and sits down to write a novel, daughter-in-law Zlata is trying with all her might to get her husband back and tells tales about him: he allegedly participates in some sinister rituals in the cemetery. His mother turns to Astra Yeltsova for help. Only this mysterious woman is able to understand the intricacies of the mystical and the real and separate one from the other. Soon Zlata is found dead, and on her chest lies a photo - she and her husband Dmitry throw a coin into a Roman fountain in the form of a bowl. Astra realizes that the cup is the key to solving the crime. But she doesn’t even suspect how dangerous the ancient secret she is approaching is... This book was previously published under the title “The Gold of the Scythians.”