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Death of Nine: The Dyatlov Pass Mystery
A complete collection of photos, facts, autopsy profiles, theories, illustrations, maps, and more.
Nine experienced winter hikers found dead. Crushed ribs and missing eyes are just a few of their horrific injuries. Their tent is found a mile away slashed and destroyed. What happened?
Death of Nine guides you through that fateful night to unravel the clues and reveal the answer.
From the radiation report to the autopsy profiles, Death of Nine explores all the clues, some old and some that have never been published before now.
The Dyatlov Pass mystery is one of the most intriguing and perplexing mysteries in the world. These nine hikers died sixty years ago. Here, their true story is told. Their story, and the clues left behind, lead to one conclusion. Death of Nine explains that conclusion and is the key to solving the mystery of what really happened so long ago on that dark, cold winter night.
Nine experienced winter hikers found dead. Crushed ribs and missing eyes are just a few of their horrific injuries. Their tent is found a mile away slashed and destroyed. What happened?
Death of Nine guides you through that fateful night to unravel the clues and reveal the answer.
From the radiation report to the autopsy profiles, Death of Nine explores all the clues, some old and some that have never been published before now.
The Dyatlov Pass mystery is one of the most intriguing and perplexing mysteries in the world. These nine hikers died sixty years ago. Here, their true story is told. Their story, and the clues left behind, lead to one conclusion. Death of Nine explains that conclusion and is the key to solving the mystery of what really happened so long ago on that dark, cold winter night.
306 pages, Paperback
First published January 9, 2019
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Launton Anderson
1 book8 followersLaunton worked in cryptographics and lived in England, Germany, Turkey, and Italy before retiring from the US Air Force. She and her husband are avid readers and reside in the Midwest surrounded by a lifetime collection of books.
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February 16, 2025
Russia
My selection for Russia in my around the world challenge. I've read extensively on the Dyatlov Pass case, and Anderson did a fantastic job of bringing each of the nine hikers, metaphorically, to life. I was rooting for them in a sense, even though I knew their fates, and that they have been dead for decades. While I'm not entirely convinced that they were followed into the tundra and murdered (it basically ticks every "nah, fuck that" box: -40 degree weather, tundra, Russian tundra for that matter, and difficult terrain) this book did a good job of highlighting that whatever forced them out of the tent was not an avalanche.
This is one of the few cases I have absolutely no idea what happened. In 99% of the true crime cases I read, I'm usually able to come up with something. Every time I chew on a theory, some detail comes to knock it away; I'd hypothesize they all died because they thought an avalanche was coming (one that never did), cut out of the tent in desperation and then died of hypothermia on the way back....except three out of the nine hikers died of car-crash-level injuries rather than freezing. An avalanche would have left certain patterns and debris distributed over a wide area, and would have been obvious right away. Plus, they were all experienced hikers, and likely would not have pitched camp in a place they thought could have been dangerous.
Then if I suggest they were murdered, why? And by whom? One (or two, possibly) of the hikers worked in a nuclear plant with security clearance, but did he then have access to some sort of information? Why then would the Soviet Union make the investigation so public instead of just saying "they all died of hypothermia in an avalanche"? In any case, I think I'm most likely to consider the Kármán vortex street theory (which is covered in another book on the case called Dead Mountain), but I'm still not sure. There's always one niggling detail that can't be explained.
Regardless, nine young people lost their lives in terrible ways that night.
My selection for Russia in my around the world challenge. I've read extensively on the Dyatlov Pass case, and Anderson did a fantastic job of bringing each of the nine hikers, metaphorically, to life. I was rooting for them in a sense, even though I knew their fates, and that they have been dead for decades. While I'm not entirely convinced that they were followed into the tundra and murdered (it basically ticks every "nah, fuck that" box: -40 degree weather, tundra, Russian tundra for that matter, and difficult terrain) this book did a good job of highlighting that whatever forced them out of the tent was not an avalanche.
This is one of the few cases I have absolutely no idea what happened. In 99% of the true crime cases I read, I'm usually able to come up with something. Every time I chew on a theory, some detail comes to knock it away; I'd hypothesize they all died because they thought an avalanche was coming (one that never did), cut out of the tent in desperation and then died of hypothermia on the way back....except three out of the nine hikers died of car-crash-level injuries rather than freezing. An avalanche would have left certain patterns and debris distributed over a wide area, and would have been obvious right away. Plus, they were all experienced hikers, and likely would not have pitched camp in a place they thought could have been dangerous.
Then if I suggest they were murdered, why? And by whom? One (or two, possibly) of the hikers worked in a nuclear plant with security clearance, but did he then have access to some sort of information? Why then would the Soviet Union make the investigation so public instead of just saying "they all died of hypothermia in an avalanche"? In any case, I think I'm most likely to consider the Kármán vortex street theory (which is covered in another book on the case called Dead Mountain), but I'm still not sure. There's always one niggling detail that can't be explained.
Regardless, nine young people lost their lives in terrible ways that night.
February 1, 2019
This book does a great job of laying out the particulars of one of the greatest mysteries of the last century. I have a much better grasp now of what actually occurred to these nine who died with no explanation. There have been many theories on what happened at the Dyatlov Pass but I can't say any other book lays out the details as nicely as Death of Nine. And while there is a ton of detail here the book is an easy read. The author lays out the specifics on the individuals who died, their routes, how they went about their days, what they did prior to passing and what investigators found - and didn't find. If you remotely think you might like to know more about the the Dyatlov Pass mystery don't pass on this book. As a side note this book is a great looking book in hand. It has the look and feel of a book from years past which helps take you take you back to this simpler time of this tragedy.
February 2, 2019
A Mystery Revisited
The 1959 deaths of 9 young Russian "tourists" (hikers) in winter has been the subject of many books. I have read all of them with great interest, and I feel this book comes very close to solving the mystery. Mr. Anderson discusses all of the popular theories and takes a deep look at the autopsy results and and reveals shocking patterns. The book is well-written and I recommend it to anyone who has pondered the baffling deaths of these exceptional people.
The 1959 deaths of 9 young Russian "tourists" (hikers) in winter has been the subject of many books. I have read all of them with great interest, and I feel this book comes very close to solving the mystery. Mr. Anderson discusses all of the popular theories and takes a deep look at the autopsy results and and reveals shocking patterns. The book is well-written and I recommend it to anyone who has pondered the baffling deaths of these exceptional people.
February 1, 2019
Not Sure What Happened
If you have paid any attention to the Dyatlov Pass incident, you have heard halfway sensible ideas and far-fetched ones including Bigfoot and space invaders.
No solution can be made in the absence of all the evidence, and Russia continues to keep some of it locked up. But Anderson, who at least has the grace to admit he doesn't know it all, presents the most sensible ideas so far, based on what evidence is available.
Well written and information packed, this is a book to be proud of.
Recommended for readers of Forteana who are not afraid to have some of their balloons punctured,,and those who care about the history of the Cold War.
If you have paid any attention to the Dyatlov Pass incident, you have heard halfway sensible ideas and far-fetched ones including Bigfoot and space invaders.
No solution can be made in the absence of all the evidence, and Russia continues to keep some of it locked up. But Anderson, who at least has the grace to admit he doesn't know it all, presents the most sensible ideas so far, based on what evidence is available.
Well written and information packed, this is a book to be proud of.
Recommended for readers of Forteana who are not afraid to have some of their balloons punctured,,and those who care about the history of the Cold War.
April 14, 2020
Two and a half stars. There's a lot of detail here that I haven't seen in other books about the Dyatlov Pass incident (e.g., Anderson includes translated autopsy reports and pretty much as many pictures as she could stuff in), which is nice. The writing left something to be desired, though—very repetitive, focussing heavily on evidence that supported the author's theory about what happened and skimming over other evidence and alternate explanations, etc. It's not that I think Anderson is wrong, necessarily: she argues that the Dyatlov expedition was murdered and has some interesting theories about why (i.e., suggesting that one or more members of the expedition were spies), and it all seems possible, anyway. But...I didn't really trust the writing or the analysis, making the whole thing less compelling than I'd have liked. An interesting addition to the literature on the event, but for a humans-did-it spin, I'd start with Don't go there instead.
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June 3, 2019
Nuovo libro sull'incidente del Passo Dyatlov.
L'autrice, come Svetlana Oss, propende per l'azione di un gruppo di malintenzionati che, nel tentativo di ottenere informazioni, tortura e poi lascia morire al freddo il gruppo di escursionisti.
Qui prevale l'ipotesi servizi segreti, contro i cacciatori locali proposti dalla Oss, e la descrizione dei dettagli che confermano la teoria è minuziosa.
La cosa che rende interessante il libro è l'attenzione data ai documenti ufficiali, una buona definizione delle immagini e la presenza delle autopsie, oltre che della trascrizione dei vari diari e di alcuni documenti ufficiali.
Ovviamente viene posta attenzione particolare a tutti quei dettagli che sono a favore della tesi, ma la ricchezza di informazioni lo rende comunque molto più completo di altri libri sul tema.
Purtroppo l'ebook sembra realizzato su un pdf, i caratteri molto piccoli non si possono ingrandire, si può zoomare sulla pagina, rendendo difficoltosa la lettura in entrambi i casi.
Peccato perché il materiale fotografico è il migliore proposto fino ad ora.
L'autrice, come Svetlana Oss, propende per l'azione di un gruppo di malintenzionati che, nel tentativo di ottenere informazioni, tortura e poi lascia morire al freddo il gruppo di escursionisti.
Qui prevale l'ipotesi servizi segreti, contro i cacciatori locali proposti dalla Oss, e la descrizione dei dettagli che confermano la teoria è minuziosa.
La cosa che rende interessante il libro è l'attenzione data ai documenti ufficiali, una buona definizione delle immagini e la presenza delle autopsie, oltre che della trascrizione dei vari diari e di alcuni documenti ufficiali.
Ovviamente viene posta attenzione particolare a tutti quei dettagli che sono a favore della tesi, ma la ricchezza di informazioni lo rende comunque molto più completo di altri libri sul tema.
Purtroppo l'ebook sembra realizzato su un pdf, i caratteri molto piccoli non si possono ingrandire, si può zoomare sulla pagina, rendendo difficoltosa la lettura in entrambi i casi.
Peccato perché il materiale fotografico è il migliore proposto fino ad ora.
February 16, 2019
Interesting but not written all that well. I get annoyed with in complete sentences and punctuation errors and stuff.
January 9, 2020
The oversized carpet finally fits into the undersized room of theories concerning the Dyatlov pass.
There are those of us who would not believe the hikers, back from the dead, to try and explain to us ,precisely what had happened that night. The Death of Nine lays out beautifully with crystal clear photos with overlays and a solid argument against any theory but murder. My simple argument was, there were better places to commit these murders than where they occurred. Mr.Anderson has gotten me to set aside my natural disaster human error theory. This book is terrific and points to the injuries as the footprints, that were lacking at the tent site,for the injuries to have occurred to 9 strong healthy young adults. Mr.Anderson has a great eye and mind that work together beautifully.
There are those of us who would not believe the hikers, back from the dead, to try and explain to us ,precisely what had happened that night. The Death of Nine lays out beautifully with crystal clear photos with overlays and a solid argument against any theory but murder. My simple argument was, there were better places to commit these murders than where they occurred. Mr.Anderson has gotten me to set aside my natural disaster human error theory. This book is terrific and points to the injuries as the footprints, that were lacking at the tent site,for the injuries to have occurred to 9 strong healthy young adults. Mr.Anderson has a great eye and mind that work together beautifully.
July 12, 2022
I just finished reading this book to my family and we LOVED it, the book is well written, well organized and addresses each prevailing theory of what happened. The author showed great love, admiration and respect for the hikers. The writing was straight to the point and stayed directly on topic. Often with true crime books, especially with this case, I have found that authors love to talk about themselves a lot when all you want is to read about the case. I am happy to say that this author was not a narcissist and did a wonderful job completely covering the incident with all the available information at the time it was written.
I also want to add that we read the ebook version on Kindle Paperwhite and it included pictures from the hike, just a fyi for anyone concerned that the ebook won't include the pictures, it does.
I also want to add that we read the ebook version on Kindle Paperwhite and it included pictures from the hike, just a fyi for anyone concerned that the ebook won't include the pictures, it does.
July 9, 2019
Brilliant
This book is the most comprehensive and credible accounting of the Dyatlov disaster now available. Having lived in Jackson Wyoming and skiied many of the states I am well acquainted with life below zero. and so many times Ive read in numerous books how the tourists walked over a mile in frightful weather, barely dressed, some barefoot and then dug out the snow den with their bare hands? That is so crazy! It was the killers camp absolutely. These kids didnt stand a chance after being forced from the tent. Heartbreaking.
This book is the most comprehensive and credible accounting of the Dyatlov disaster now available. Having lived in Jackson Wyoming and skiied many of the states I am well acquainted with life below zero. and so many times Ive read in numerous books how the tourists walked over a mile in frightful weather, barely dressed, some barefoot and then dug out the snow den with their bare hands? That is so crazy! It was the killers camp absolutely. These kids didnt stand a chance after being forced from the tent. Heartbreaking.
December 12, 2019
A beautiful, well researched book that will grip you and hold you throughout the pages. So interesting that it took me just one day to finish it. In giving a possible explanation of the mystery Launton Anderson does what an experienced and clever detective should do: find the answers starting with analyzing the victims. Setting aside absurd sci fi explanations, he paints a vivid reconstruction of what may have happened to the nine hikers, based on proofs and clues. Highly recommended, you won't regret buying this book.
January 31, 2019
I read this book in one sitting! It was both intriguing and fascinating to learn about this unresolved mystery. It immediately captured my attention and I couldn't wait to read more. The pictures and diary entries really bring awareness to the circumstances and personalities of the hikers. The author did an exceptional job sharing the facts while showing respect for the nine hikers whose lives were lost.
February 11, 2019
A really fantastic book about the 1959 mystery. There have been many theories about what happened. It's really well written and the book explains every detail of the events as they happened. Very very well researched and I would definitely recommend to anyone interested in the mysterious or the case in general. Best book I've found about dyatlovs pass.
May 11, 2022
Poorly written and researched and the photos gave me nightmares
July 9, 2022
Fascinating true story. Book is not well written but the theory it puts forth is well thought out and fits the evidence these 9 dead hikers left behind. I finished this book in just a few hours total and it was well worth my time!
March 21, 2024
Lots of information and a clear, well-thought out theory as to what might have happened the hikers.
November 10, 2021
This book was very interesting to learn about what happened to the nine hikers. The Dyatlov group had really suffered from what caused their deaths which was extremely brutal. I believe the author pinpointed the correct answers due to the autopsy reports and even other evidence that was collected, even though most evidence is concealed, it still gave a clue. I have read several explanations all over the internet and even watched documentaries about the nine hikers in how they died and mostly they considered "Aliens". A very ridiculous scenario. When reading the autopsy reports, it gives a clear picture of what really happened. I DO believe they were murdered and left for dead in the freezing weather. It is a sad story about them and the way they had died. As I finished the book, my mind was stuck to the photos of each one. I wished justice was served for them. To have that case closed is disappointing. The killer should have been sought out, sadly evidence found at the campsite was ruined and we will never know whom the killer was due to the evidence wiped out from the searchers using the tools that were left behind. It's actually a cold case file that will be forever unsolved. They suffered a lot. May all of them rest in peace. I highly recommend this book. It does deserve more than 5 stars because it's a very intriguing book to learn about the last moments of the Dyatlov group.
November 3, 2020
This is one of those awful cold cases that no matter how many times you read articles about it, you are still affected by the awfulness of the whole thing. And even sadder is that most likely we will never know what actually killed the nine hikers who set out on their trek and never returned, instead dying with horrible injuries in the freezing cold. All sorts of theories surround this tragedy, the one presented here by Ms Anderson seems very plausible but you kind of hope it's not actually what happened, because if it is, these 9 young people were intentionally tortured before death came to end their misery.
It's one thing to read fictional thrillers but quite another to read factual horror when you have numerous photos of the real people who died here, you look at their faces enjoying life and then see them in death and cannot help but be very moved.
It's one thing to read fictional thrillers but quite another to read factual horror when you have numerous photos of the real people who died here, you look at their faces enjoying life and then see them in death and cannot help but be very moved.
October 7, 2020
Very impressed with this book! I could not put it down. The beginning with short one page introductions for each hiker was a good start, but what impressed me most was Launton Anderson’s ability to lay the groundwork and allow the reader to follow their journey and make up their own minds.
I’ve read extensively on the Dyatlov Pass mystery and this was a wonderful addition. I know this will never be solved (most likely) at this point, but I am lending considerably more weight to this authors opinion than I had previously.
The enduring mystery and questions still linger, but at the end of the story we are left with the sadness of 9 lives lost and the future that they had ahead of them.
I’ve read extensively on the Dyatlov Pass mystery and this was a wonderful addition. I know this will never be solved (most likely) at this point, but I am lending considerably more weight to this authors opinion than I had previously.
The enduring mystery and questions still linger, but at the end of the story we are left with the sadness of 9 lives lost and the future that they had ahead of them.
June 28, 2019
I've read many articles about the Dyatlov 9 deaths, all with different suppositions on what happened to the hikers. After reading this book, I fully agree they were tortured and murdered. I'm not so sure I believe the author's theory about why they were murdered but it's plausible. Including the autopsy reports, pictures and diary entries makes this a very thorough and well researched book. However, the spelling and grammatical issues were many and the author should fire her editor!
January 1, 2021
A much more logical and rational explanation of what might have happened that fateful February night than some of the other books and articles on this tragedy have proposed. it is hard to argue against some of the factual evidence, esp. the injuries and obvious signs of usage of external force. Why and by whom will always remain a mystery but this is a very decent attempt to give this case a logical conclusion. A must-read for anyone and everyone familiar with the tragedy.
February 4, 2021
I'm fascinated by this case.
If the students were fleeing an avalanche, and cut their tent out of panic, why did their frozen footprints show they were walking? Why were items in their tent left intact if an avalanche did the damage? If the two students with missing eyes ~ both showed hemorrhaging in the sockets, which meant they were alive when the eyes were removed. Avalanches usually don't cause that, either.
Why were some of their pockets turned inside out?
If the students were fleeing an avalanche, and cut their tent out of panic, why did their frozen footprints show they were walking? Why were items in their tent left intact if an avalanche did the damage? If the two students with missing eyes ~ both showed hemorrhaging in the sockets, which meant they were alive when the eyes were removed. Avalanches usually don't cause that, either.
Why were some of their pockets turned inside out?
January 15, 2020
Despite being a little rough around the edges, Anderson's exploration of the mystery is compelling and convincing, as well as extremely thorough! I especially liked the maps and autopsy summaries. I stayed up too late finishing this and went to bed pretty creeped out.
July 12, 2020
Don't know why this book isn't rated higher..? I have read several works regarding the Dyatolav Pass Incident and "Death of Nine" is the only one that I didn't feel was a disappointment... I cannot recommend this book enough for anyone interested in this terrible mystery!
April 4, 2019
O livro é um documento extremamente bem compilado sobre o misterioso acontecimento de 1959 na União Soviética, onde nove esquiadores morreram enquanto em uma expedição. Uma vez introduzido os membros, os acontecimentos são apresentados em ordem cronológica, bem como fotos e diários escritos por alguns integrantes, finalmente descrevendo a cena final dos mortos baseado nos relatos oficiais e apresentando as autópsias de cada um.
Como alguém que não conhecia nada sobre esse incidente, o livro é uma excelente fonte de informações. Ele traz claramente os fatos e simplesmente apresenta os documentos, fotos e relatos originais para que o leitor se situe do que realmente sabe-se sobre o caso. Após a apresentação dos fatos, Launton percorre novamente fotos, diários e acontecimentos analisando possíveis interpretações de cada um.
Pesquisando rapidamente sobre o incidente online, logo se encontra várias teorias da conspiração sobre o que aconteceu. Como tudo que se tem pouco conhecimento, é de se esperar que a morte misteriosa dos nove esquiadores em circunstâncias estranhas fossem gerar tais teorias. Nesse aspecto que o livro se destaca e ganha credibilidade, apresentando e se aprofundando no que realmente se sabe e retornando sempre para as evidências.
Ele mostra as conclusões mais comuns sobre o que pode ter acontecido e entra num aspecto mais opinativo sobre porque algumas soluções para o mistério não coincidem com os fatos e finaliza na sua própria opinião do que provavelmente aconteceu. Mesmo na sua parte opinativa, o autor mantém os pés no chão e um raciocínio lógico baseado nas certezas apresentadas que é difícil de discordar.
O livro documentário é bem detalhado e não conta com uma narrativa, apenas apresenta os fatos e faz uma análise das fotos, diários e das explicações mais comuns. Portanto, o livro não é para qualquer leitor. O livro pode se tornar cansativo e muito detalhista, mas como um agrupado de fontes e evidências, é justamente nesses detalhes, apresentação e análise dos fatos e conclusões que o livro se destaca.
Como alguém que não conhecia nada sobre esse incidente, o livro é uma excelente fonte de informações. Ele traz claramente os fatos e simplesmente apresenta os documentos, fotos e relatos originais para que o leitor se situe do que realmente sabe-se sobre o caso. Após a apresentação dos fatos, Launton percorre novamente fotos, diários e acontecimentos analisando possíveis interpretações de cada um.
Pesquisando rapidamente sobre o incidente online, logo se encontra várias teorias da conspiração sobre o que aconteceu. Como tudo que se tem pouco conhecimento, é de se esperar que a morte misteriosa dos nove esquiadores em circunstâncias estranhas fossem gerar tais teorias. Nesse aspecto que o livro se destaca e ganha credibilidade, apresentando e se aprofundando no que realmente se sabe e retornando sempre para as evidências.
Ele mostra as conclusões mais comuns sobre o que pode ter acontecido e entra num aspecto mais opinativo sobre porque algumas soluções para o mistério não coincidem com os fatos e finaliza na sua própria opinião do que provavelmente aconteceu. Mesmo na sua parte opinativa, o autor mantém os pés no chão e um raciocínio lógico baseado nas certezas apresentadas que é difícil de discordar.
O livro documentário é bem detalhado e não conta com uma narrativa, apenas apresenta os fatos e faz uma análise das fotos, diários e das explicações mais comuns. Portanto, o livro não é para qualquer leitor. O livro pode se tornar cansativo e muito detalhista, mas como um agrupado de fontes e evidências, é justamente nesses detalhes, apresentação e análise dos fatos e conclusões que o livro se destaca.
April 13, 2019
I had a hard time enjoying this book because of the size of the print on the Kindle device. I tried everything suggested to increase font size and nothing worked. I had to read some of it with a magnifying glass.
This is the only book I have read about this tragedy and the author presents the facts that are known in an understandable, chronological order. I still don't know why they died or who or what caused their deaths. Everything is open to conjecture. Most of the people who participated in the initial investigation are surely dead by now and the only new slant on the situation would be in the written reports of those people and as I understand, they are sealed.
This is the only book I have read about this tragedy and the author presents the facts that are known in an understandable, chronological order. I still don't know why they died or who or what caused their deaths. Everything is open to conjecture. Most of the people who participated in the initial investigation are surely dead by now and the only new slant on the situation would be in the written reports of those people and as I understand, they are sealed.
May 6, 2020
Merely an opinion.
This book is nothing more than the writer guessing and doing so badly. The death of the nine hikers is a mystery and likely will never be solved. I believe that fact needs to be accepted. The writer insists they were murdered but fails to back this opinion with facts. More guesswork. There is little proof they were murdered, just as there is little proof it was an act of nature that killed them. Stop the guesswork. Those nine hikers still have family alive. For their sake let it rest.
This book is nothing more than the writer guessing and doing so badly. The death of the nine hikers is a mystery and likely will never be solved. I believe that fact needs to be accepted. The writer insists they were murdered but fails to back this opinion with facts. More guesswork. There is little proof they were murdered, just as there is little proof it was an act of nature that killed them. Stop the guesswork. Those nine hikers still have family alive. For their sake let it rest.
July 13, 2024
What I liked: how they presented all the information available. With the reports at the end and the multiple photographs. The theory seems plausible, I have to read other books to be able to compare that part.
What I didn't like: man, this book is very poorly written! It's like no one proofread it. The grammar is awful, sometimes sentences are cut midway, or make no sense. And I'm talking about the English written part, not even the Russian translations, where it makes sense to find some mistakes. I hope that if they make another edition, it is written better because damn, this was bad.
What I didn't like: man, this book is very poorly written! It's like no one proofread it. The grammar is awful, sometimes sentences are cut midway, or make no sense. And I'm talking about the English written part, not even the Russian translations, where it makes sense to find some mistakes. I hope that if they make another edition, it is written better because damn, this was bad.
April 11, 2021
Unfortunately, I very much doubt we'll ever know the answer to this mystery. I enjoyed this book. It provides the reader with plenty of information and detailed facts about the case, and gives the author's answer as to what she believed happened to the nine russians. However, I wish the author had got some additional expert opinions on the marks found upon the bodies and/or whether they had been tied up or not.
February 9, 2019
A very interesting crime story. The author does a good job of assembling the available information. The reality is, there is not a lot of information is available to solve the mystery. The investigation of the Soviet authorities seems very incompetent and it is unclear what is being held back. The conclusion of the author is underwhelming.
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