Breathless: This year’s most gripping thriller and Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month

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THE CHILLING AND EXHILARATING WATERSTONES THRILLER OF THE MONTH
SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH

THERE'S A KILLER ON THE MOUNTAIN - AND YOU MIGHT BE NEXT . . .

'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

THE CHILLING AND EXHILARATING WATERSTONES THRILLER OF THE MONTH SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH THERE'S A KILLER ON THE MOUNTAIN - AND YOU MIGHT BE NEXT . . . '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 'S...

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Amy McCulloch is the Chinese-White author of Breathless – an international bestseller and Waterstones Thriller of the Month selection – The Girl on the Ice, Runner 13 and Watch Her Fall, as well as eight novels for children and young adults. She has climbed two of the world's highest mountains, learned to skydive solo, completed an ultra-marathon in the Sahara Desert, and visited all seven continents, including Antarctica.
Amy McCulloch is the Chinese-White author of Breathless – an international bestseller and Waterstones Thriller of the Month selection – The Girl on the Ice, Runner 13 and Watch Her Fall, as well as eight novels for children and young adults. She has climbed two of the world's highest mountains, l...

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