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In February 1959, a group of nine experienced hikers in the Russian Ural Mountains died mysteriously on an elevation known as Dead Mountain. Eerie aspects of the incidentunexplained violent injuries, signs that they cut open and fled the tent without proper clothing or shoes, a strange final photograph taken by one of the hikers, and elevated levels of radiation found on some of their clotheshave led to decades of speculation over what really happened. This New York Times bestseller is a gripping work of literary nonfiction delves into the mystery through unprecedented access to the hikers own journals and photographs, rarely seen government records, dozens of interviews, and the authors retracing of the hikers fateful journey in the Russian winter.
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Author Donnie Eichar is an acclaimed director, producer and writer of film and television. Donnie is a Florida native brought up amongst a family of storytellers. He currently lives in Malibu, CA.
