In the Antarctic winter in 1910, a group of gentlemen adventurers, led by Captain Sir Eugene Stewart, wait for an opportunity to strike out for the South Pole.
Stewart, along with Piers and another man, Sullivan, form the triumvirate to get to the bottom of the matter.
"To Bob Hawke" In the Canberra Times Hope Hewitt stated: "the understated form of expression contributes to the real point of the book.
The event of greatest impact is not the disclosure of the murderer but what happened afterwards, the decision in the mind of Sir Eugene.
"[2] After its original publication in 1977 by Collins,[3] the novel was published as follows: And then in various paperback, braille and sound recording editions.