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Breathless

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When struggling journalist Cecily Wong is invited to join an expedition to climb one of the world’s tallest mountains, it seems like the chance of a lifetime. She doesn’t realise how deadly the climb will be. As their small team starts to climb, things start to go wrong. There’s a theft. Then an accident. Then a mysterious note, pinned to her tent: there’s a murderer on the mountain. The higher they get, the more dangerous the climb becomes, and the more they need to trust one another. And that’s when Cecily finds the first body.

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THIS YEAR’S MOST GRIPPING THRILLER AND SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH

‘A high-altitude, high-stakes thriller. I loved it’ MATT HAIG
‘Had me on the edge of my seat. A must read for 2022’ SARAH PEARSE
‘Suffocatingly tense, highly original and exhilarating’ DAILY EXPRESS
‘Tense, chilling and terrifying’ CLAIRE DOUGLAS
‘Chilling, vivid and entirely unique’ ABIGAIL DEAN

SIX STRANGERS. ONE KILLER. AND NO ESCAPE . . .
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Journalist Cecily Wong is offered the chance of a lifetime: to join an elite team on one of the world’s tallest mountains.

But things quickly start to fall apart.

An unexplained theft.
A horrible accident.
A terrifying note:

There’s a murderer on the mountain.

Six strangers set out . . . How many will return?
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‘Breathtaking. Totally immersive, I truly felt transported to Nepal, becoming a part of the expedition. Gripping, chilling and exhilarating’ 5***** READER REVIEW

‘It was so tense, the air in my bedroom felt as thin as in the mountains. A total triumph’ Gillian McAllister, bestselling author of THAT NIGHT

‘You can’t get more claustrophobic than this! My pulse was racing. The adrenaline of the character seeps through to the reader’ 5***** READER REVIEW

‘Gripping. Thrilling. A visceral account of a novice’s struggles with thin air and exhaustion’ Sunday Times, Crime Book of the Month

‘A great page-turner’ HILARY DUFF

‘Truly full of atmosphere. Oozes tension – you are never quite sure which direction you will be taken . . .’ 5***** READER REVIEW

‘An addictive, tightly plotted thriller that will leave you chilled to the bone’ Lucy Clarke, bestselling author of THE CASTAWAYS

‘Amy is a writer who knows how to draw the reader into the setting. It makes you feel as though you are there’ 5***** READER REVIEW

‘The ultimate high-altitude mountain thriller. Ice-cold, twisting, deadly’ Janice Hallett, bestselling author of THE APPEAL

‘A very atmospheric read. It takes you right to the edge of your seat’ 5***** READER REVIEW

‘Nail-biting, chilling, totally exhilarating – a true triumph’ Stacey Halls, bestselling author of THE FAMILIARS

‘A real page-turner. Tense, terrifying and fascinating in equal measure’ Catherine Cooper, bestselling author of THE CHALET

‘A truly terrifying thriller with a tense and twisty plot. Superbly executed’ Allie Reynolds, bestselling author of SHIVER

Additional information

Weight 0.277 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 2.4 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

393

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K