by Amy McCulloch (McCulloch)
Breathless is a thriller about climbing Manaslu, the eighth-highest mountain in the world. Journalist Cecily Wong has recently taken up mountaineering and has been promised an exclusive interview with a superstar climber if she makes the summit. The mountain would have been enough of a challenge, but Cecily starts to see and hear things that make her wonder if there’s a human danger on the mountain as well.
What makes Breathless stand out is that the author herself has climbed this mountain. I’ve read several novels on climbing, and this was by far the most informative about technicalities. The sense of place is strong. I rushed off to read more on Wikipedia about mountaineering in Nepal. I’d recommend this book to fans of survival adventures and the sort of murder mysteries where people in an isolated area start to die.
(If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try One by One by Ruth Ware, Getaway by Zoje Stage or All the White Spaces by Ally Wilkes.)
( official Amy McCulloch/Breathless web site )
Recommended
by Garren H.
Public Service — Bennett Martin Public Library
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