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A review by matt_and_cheez
Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident by Donnie Eichar
4.0
I've been interested in this conspiracy-laden mystery for a couple years now, and was happy to finally pick up the book. Eichar not only transports us to 1959 into the final weeks of the missing Soviet hikers, but also takes us along with him in his 2012-13 investigation of the event. He switches between the perspectives of the hikers, the search party, and himself, which I found to keep the book moving faster.
That being said, I rated this under 5 stars because generally non-fiction drags on for me, no matter the topic. That's completely a personal preference and doesn't make me recommend this book less. Definitely pick it up if you're interested in conspiracies, Cold-War history, mountaineering stories, and investigative journalism/literature.
That being said, I rated this under 5 stars because generally non-fiction drags on for me, no matter the topic. That's completely a personal preference and doesn't make me recommend this book less. Definitely pick it up if you're interested in conspiracies, Cold-War history, mountaineering stories, and investigative journalism/literature.