OVER ONE MILLION READERS HAVE TAKEN THE JOURNEY TO THE WORLD’S SCARIEST PLACES. NOW IT’S YOUR TURN.
The greatest unsolved mystery of the 20th century—until now.
Fact: During the night of February 1, 1959, in the remote reaches of Siberia, nine Russian hikers slash open their tent from the inside and flee into a blizzard in subpolar temperatures.
Fact: By morning all are dead, several having … temperatures.
Fact: By morning all are dead, several having suffered gruesome, violent deaths. What happened to them has baffled investigators and researchers to this day.
It has become known as the Dyatlov Pass Incident.
Now, an American true-crime writer seeking answers to the enduring mystery sets out to retrace the hikers’ steps on their fateful expedition—though nothing can prepare him for what he is about to discover…
Praise for Jeremy Bates:
“Old-school horror story reminiscent of Stephen King” ★★★★★
“Best book I’ve read to date” ★★★★★
“Perfect for Laymon fans!” ★★★★★
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“I sort of fell into Jeremy Bates by accident, and I’m so glad I did. He’s one of my new favorite writers, and I urge everyone to check him out” ★★★★★
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Although in a series, this is a STAND-ALONE novel. For fans of Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Richard Laymon, Bentley Little, as well as other horror and mystery authors such as Dan Simmons, Jack Ketchum, Robert McCammon, Brian Keene, Darcy Coates, Amy Cross, Jeff Strand, Ambrose Ibsen, Jeremy Robinson, Nick Cutter, Blake Crouch, Joe Hill, Iain Rob Wright, Jeff Menapace, Matt Shaw, Heather Graham, Jack Kilborn, James Herbert. We hope you enjoy!
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Well written. I could hardly put it down. Fast paced, easy to read. Well developed characters. I totally and thoroughly enjoyed reading Mountain Of The Dead. I will certainly be looking for more books written by Jeremy Bates.
I thought Mountain Of The Dead was a very good book and loved how well written it was. I personally have read a lot about this incident and have also watched two documentaries on it also. Had I have known about this book first I would have waited to watch the documentaries till after I had read this book. Due to the fact that I had watched the documentaries first, unfortunately I was expecting more of a fear factor the what I got. Overall I would recommend Mountain Of The Dead in a heart beat along with the other Jeremy Bates books.
I absolutely love the ‘World’s Scariest Places’ books. I have heard and read about the Dyatlov Pass and this is certainly an interesting theory. The story jumps back and forth from the story of the missing hikers to a present day group retracing their path. I’m not going to say what they found but…. Wow! Jeremy tells a great story!
Always enjoy Jeremy’s books.
I have great interest in the Dyatlov Pass incident and have read quite a number of books on the subject – mostly nonfiction. What I like about “Mountain of the Dead” is the switch between fiction and nonfiction. The photos of the members of the original expedition are a great touch.
Bates handles going from past to present well, though not seamlessly. Of course, he can’t intuit the thoughts of the original hikers, but his guesses are logical. Bates’ theory as to what or who was responsible for the death of nine experienced climbers is as good as any offered up to date.
I’m glad he kept the reader guessing until well into the book or I might have put it down without reading further. As it is, the book was an entertaining romp with some history thrown in for good measure.
Another solid entry in the series.
Very suspenseful and hard to put down. Scary and terrifying in an original way. The book is a retelling of one of the creepiest true crime stories I have ever heard.
A combination of wikipedia and the x-files. A fairly entertaining read and kept me interested and in suspense all the way thru. A few different theories supposed thru out the book, with questionable research behind each. I can see where Max Brooks got some of his ideas for his book Devolution.
I continue to enjoy every book in this “series”. Told as two parallel tales, the Russian side, perhaps due to the number of characters was harder for me to follow. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Spoiler- it has Disco!
Not what I’ve come to expect of Jeremy Bates’ books. I liked the story, the back and forth of time was done well. I am intrigued by the story of the Dyatlov group, how their end came about and all.
I think the whole thing with the creatures and cover up in the end is where it lost my interest. I don’t mind creature stories but I think it’s much scarier when it’s not in your face. When it’s a shadow that moves in the periphery, or a noise heard from nearby.
The Best Zombie Tour de Force I’ve ever read
Part One is informative and engaging — a fictional current-day “investigation” of a real-life mystery — the bizarre and as-yet unexplained deaths of the nine members of the Dyatlov expedition in Siberia in 1959. A group of friends attempts to repeat the expedition. Part Two unfortunately degenerates into schlock/genre “horror” as it proposes a solution to the mystery, and is far less engaging.
Although well-written, it needed a good editor: many distracting diction, syntax, and spelling errors (e.g., constant use of “discrete” for “discreet” ). Also gives the impression of having lifted the information about the actual expedition from an earlier book by Donnie Eicher, “Dead Mountain,” as opposed to actually having done the research himself. Although the information in both books is based on files and materials available to everyone, and there are bound to be overlaps, some of the phrasing and some of the things emphasized seem quite similar between the two. Eicher’s book was published 5 or 6 years earlier. Nothing really wrong with that, but misleading and a bit of a downer.
Great photos available in both books of the actual 1959 expedition, although in Eicher’s Kindle edition the photos seems clearer and sharper; in Bates’ Kindle edition (this one), they are darker and fuzzier. Not sure why that is.
Overall mildly enjoyable but I won’t be reading any more in the series.
Wow what good reading !! I really enjoy books by Jeremy Bates ~ once i start reading its hard to stop ~I hope he keeps finding scary places to write about bcuz his books are awesome ~
What scared a group of young experienced hikers so much that they died as a result? Fans of Dean Koontz will love this true story.
This book was action packed and a great read. I will be looking forward to more.
this novel provides substantial background on an incident in a party of experienced Russian hikers who were killed mysteriously. the novel presents a theory of what happened that was entertaining but seemed improbable. Good writer with surprises.
Great book…based on a true event
I love all of J Bates books and this one did not disappoint! Great read with his own take on this haunting true mystery.
A little too far into make believe land but still a very interesting mystery.
Well written. Edge of your seat. I’ve read other books by this author and they are equally well written and page turning.