In February 1959, a group of nine experienced hikers in the Russian Ural Mountains died mysteriously on an elevation known as Dead Mountain.
This New York Times bestseller is a gripping work of literary nonfiction delves into the mystery through unprecedented access to the hikers\'.
Eerie aspects of the Incident unsettling and unexplained causes of death, a strange final photograph taken by one of the hikers, and signs of radioactivity have led to decades of speculation over what really happened.
In February 1959, a group of nine experienced hikers in the Russian Ural Mountains died mysteriously on an elevation known as Dead Mountain