I really hope that Amy McCulloch continues to write adult fiction, Breathless was fantastic! It had everything I love - nature, adventure, mystery, a female lead, sinister characters, and yes - murder on the mountain. I always ruin it by guessing the murderer but Amy really keeps you guessing and doubting everyone until the very end.

Truly thrilling, her descriptions of climbing and camping in extreme temperatures had my heart pumping as I read cozied up in my heated blanket. I couldn’t even fall asleep after that ending! Read it, you won’t regret it!

This book was pretty good. As someone who knows absolutely nothing about mountain climbing, I thought the author did a great job of explaining the various techniques and exercises involved, without making it tedious. The twist was pretty good, the ending even better.

Journalist Cecily Wong is hand picked to write a feature article on esteemed mountaineer Charles McVeigh. The catch is that he will only grant her the interview if she climbs the eighth highest peak in the world, Mount Manaslu as part of his climbing party. This is the opportunity of a lifetime for Cecily.

Although she is the least experienced climber in the party, she is determined to prove to herself and her teammates that she will reach the summit. Everything goes well at first. However as they ascend further up the mountain people start to go missing and the bodies begin to pile up. Trapped on a mountain with a murderer there is no place to hide. It is the ultimate fight for survival. Will Cecily make it out alive before the killer or the elements claim her?

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.