Breathless by Amy McCulloch

I love reading a story where the author is an expert and introduces you to a new world in addition to delivering a tight thriller. Amy McCulloch sends shivers up our spine with this high stakes climb to the summit of Manaslu under threat of man made and nature created terrors. Cecily Wong is a journalist who really needs a big break which she thinks she will have when she is hand picked to accompany premier mountaineer Charles McViegh to the top of Manaslu. She is not as skilled as the others there and has gambled all her money and career on making it to the top scoring that big interview. Her target is extreme, her chances of survival are not great given her past climbs and there might be a killer with her on the mountain. A high altitude thriller that leaves you oxygen deprived and feeling breathless until the last page. Think of Agatha Christie's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE" meets a doomed expedition to one of Nepal's highest peaks and your life is held in the hands of your climbing partners.  4 stars