I just wish this had a bit more meat on the bones and a more satisfying payoff for the excellent build up. Considered an odd choice, Cecily was selected to be Charles’s exclusive interviewer after he read an article about her failed attempts at climbing Kilimanjaro and Snowden with a tragic death concluding the latter.

Midnight - Penguin Books UK

There were SO many unnecessary details and storylines, about mountaineering and characters (what did James add? A high-altitude thriller that will take your breath away—Cecily Wong is on her most dangerous climb yet, miles above sea level. My thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review. McCulloch combines extreme mountaineering with murder to create a novel that’schilling, vivid, and entirely unique.I panic, so this book sent me into a whole new realm of wild page flipping and hanging on to the edge of my seat. But when mistakes start to happen, Cecily begins to wonder if something other than the mountain may be out to stop her summit attempt. Olivia has never been anywhere so spectacular: huge cliffs of ice loom high on the horizon, penguins dive through the sparkling sea, and above it all, the sun never sets in the eerie twilight sky.

Breathless by Amy McCulloch: 9780593315507

And we will come to know the proficiencies of the local Sherpas who climb alongside the team adjusting ropes and setting up camps. And often that adventure may represent an experience you would never see yourself actually doing in your own life. When she's invited onto an expedition to the summit of Mt Manaslu with one of the world's most illustrious and media shy mountaineers, she seizes the opportunity. Reminded me of the best of Michael Crichton, where in-depth knowledge and a masterful plot work together to create a tense adrenaline-fuelled ride. A very successful alpinist is going to climb an 8000 metre peak and wants her to do the interview with him when he succeeds.

This took me 7 days, and that’s only because I forced myself to read the final 240 pages all in a day after barely reading the first 100 over 6 days. Training for months and putting all of her savings she has now begun the climb but not before rumors go flying of previous mountain deaths not being the accidents they had seemed to be.

Breathless” by Amy McCulloch “Breathless” by Amy McCulloch

their ascent marks the last before charles clinches his record-breaking title as the only person to have climbed all 14 peaks over 8,000 metres - in the span of one year, and without supplementary oxygen or external aid.Soon after another experienced climber is found with a rope around her neck, Cecily discovers a mysterious note in front of her tent: There’s a Murderer on the Mountain.

Breathless: A Thriller - Amy McCulloch - Google Books

although i wasn’t totally surprised, given how charles’ “fourteen: clean” reminded me viscera The characters could have been more well developed, it would have added to my motivation to “root for them” during all of the mishaps. And she knows what it’s like to feel, as one of the few women on the mountain, like you’re ‘a target’ for misogyny and unwanted sexual advances. Perfect for readers who want to take a thrilling adventure all from the safety of their cozy reading chair!i was able to predict the murderer very early on, as my spidey-senses were tripped 1) by charles sounding way too good to be true, and 2) the minute i heard charles survived a summit while the rest of his teammates did not. A breathtaking book set at 8000 metres – the air alone can kill you, and there’s a killer on the loose too.