Dead Men [Paperback]

'An expertly told story that captures the detail and spirit of Antarctic adventure, then and now. Not only a compelling novel but an excellent tribute to Captain Scott and his men --Sir Ranulph Fiennes

'The story of Captain Scott gets under your skin... Fascinating' --Telegraph

Birdie Bowers is a woman with a dead man s name. Her parents had been fascinated by Henry Birdie Bowers, one of Captain Scott s companions on his ill-fated polar expedition. A hundred years after the death of Bowers and Scott, she sets out to discover what really happened to them... The discovery of Captain Scott s body in the Antarctic in November 1912 started a global obsession with him as a man and an explorer. But one mystery remains why did he and his companions spend their last ten days in a tent only 11 miles from the safety of a depot that promised food and shelter? Dead Men tells the story of two paths. One is a tragic journey of exploration on the world s coldest continent, the other charts a present-day relationship and the redemptive power of love.

Richard Pierce was born in Doncaster, and educated in Germany and at St. John s College, Cambridge. He now lives in Suffolk with Marianne and their four children. He is a novelist, poet and painter, and administers three charities. Dead Men is Richard's debut novel .