Outcast. Pan Stanislaw

In the late 18th century, a brutal murder occurs in Minsk: the hetman’s envoy is killed during a Christmas celebration. The culprit hides among the local szlachta, who are in no hurry to reveal their secrets to the new authorities. Young uhlan Stanislav Bulat, returning from Turkish captivity, becomes a witness to a robbery of the infantry regiment’s regimental funds and ends up in prison as a suspect. To regain his freedom, he agrees to help an adviser from Moscow find the criminals and the stolen gold. However, when he falls in love with the daughter of the main suspect, Stanislav faces a difficult choice between love and duty. “The Outcast” is a historical novel about Stanislav Bulat’s adventures in troubled times—his search for the truth, protection of honor, and forbidden love. According to Anton Chizh, Maxim Mazel’s work takes the domestic detective genre to a new level.