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

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Tense, chilling and terrifyingwith unforgettable characters and an unpredictable and atmospheric plot. One of the most original thrillers I’ve read.It deserves to be huge!’— Claire Douglas, Sunday Times bestselling author of Last Seen Alive Nail-biting, chilling, totally exhilarating…a true triumph’— Stacey Halls, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Familiars A summit attempt, chasing an interview with the world's most famous mountain man, a killer lurking in the icy darkness plus a hugely engaging main protagonist and a truly unpredictable plot makes Breathless a must read for anyone chasing psychological thrills and spills in their reading. What is it with me reading books set in the snow and ice in the middle of summer? This was the second book with a cold setting I read in January and I loved it.

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Cecily Wong, an amateur climber has been asked to climb Mount Manaslu by Charles McVeigh. This is the eighth-highest peak in the world. If she reaches summit, he will give her his story to write. stars: from the moment i read the premise for breathless, my interest was piqued. i knew i had to get my hands on this atmospheric thriller, which the author also described as a story meditating on themes of "confronting imposter syndrome, women’s place in the wilderness, danger, and mortality". Standing on a kitchen chair can bring bouts of vertigo. Imagine these amazing elevations. But McCulloch doesn't leave everything to the climb. She's building upon it and inserting a horror here that is indescribable. Cecily knows that the ending of lives has not been cast by accidents. There's someone among them who is the most rigid of evil. And as the team rises to the heights of Manaslu, Cecily realizes that Manaslu may well be her final resting place if she doesn't hold her own.Cecily Wong, an adventure journalist with limited experience with mountaineering, is on the eighth highest mountain in the world after Charles McVeigh, a renowned climber, invited her to join his expedition to Manaslu in the Himalayas. 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. This interview would be Cecily’s big break. One she needs badly. Then the bodies start dropping. She has been training for months to climb an 8,000 m mountain, because that is where the star of her next interview will be. Charles McVeigh is completing the last of his run at climbing 14 of the highest mountains in the world and not using oxygen or fixed ropes. But I struggled to describe my unimpressed reaction to McCulloch’s efforts to turn the Manaslu climb into a suspense thriller and a murder mystery. I think that I’ve put my finger on the problem, at least as I saw it. The murder scenario and the murderer’s motivations were way, way over the top (to stretch the climbing metaphor, LOL!) and the villain was actually vaudevillian – a Snidley Whiplash type who gloated over his victims as he twirled his mustache! Tense, chilling and terrifying with unforgettable characters and an unpredictable and atmospheric plot. One of the most original thrillers I’ve read. It deserves to be huge!

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Ademloos had ik al een tijdje zien passeren en trok al snel mijn aandacht omdat het me sterk deed denken aan Huiver van Allie Reynolds. Gezien dat verhaal me uitstekend bevallen was en dit boek me ook aansprak, kwam het op het lijstje te staan. Mooie bonus was dat het beschikbaar was in Kobo Plus. We maken hier kennis met Cecily die, om haar carrière te redden, een interview wil versieren met Charles McVeigh. Charles is een zeer bekende bergbeklimmer die alles onderneemt zonder touwen of extra zuurstof. Dat is een zeer straffe prestatie en niet aan iedereen besteed. Cecily krijgt van hem echter een voorstel: ze krijgt het interview als ze zelf ook deelneemt aan de beklimming én de top behaalt. Wat volgt is een boek vol avonturen van de beklimming en van de mensen die eraan deelnemen. Amy McCulloch is a Chinese-White author, born in the UK, raised in Ottawa, Canada, now based in London, UK. She has written several novels for children and young adults, and been published in over fifteen different languages. Her debut adult novel, BREATHLESS, releases in 2022. Breathlessis a high-altitude, high-stakes thriller that combines fascinating, authentic mountaineering experience with pure thriller entertainment. The suspense rises like the Nepalese mountain it is set on. 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. I loved it.’ The characters could have been more well developed, it would have added to my motivation to “root for them” during all of the mishaps. One of the most addictive novels I've read so far this year, Amy McCulloch's Breathless is a rollercoaster ride of a read, a chilly thriller written descriptively and with a flair for scene setting that really digs into the readers consciousness.

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THE SPINE-TINGLING AND GRIPPING NEW THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH, BREATHLESS When mountaineer Charles McVeigh agrees to be interviewed by journalist Cecily Wong on Manaslu, the eighth-highest peak in the world, she has no idea what she's getting herself into. Soon after they begin their ascent, one of their team dies in what everyone else assumes is a freak accident. But Cecily suspects that there is more to it than meets the eye. Amy McCulloch creates a panoramic view of the feats of bravery and prowess involved in mountaineering. And she does it with such finesse that she even grabs the attention of the timid. We will find ourselves toe-to-toe with Cecily as she lays the groundwork through her blog and short interviews with the team members. And we will come to know the proficiencies of the local Sherpas who climb alongside the team adjusting ropes and setting up camps.

Breathless” by Amy McCulloch “Breathless” by Amy McCulloch

Reporter Cecily Wong is invited to join a high altitude expedition. A very successful alpinist is going to climb an 8000 metre peak and wants her to do the interview with him when he succeeds. However this is on the condition that she also reaches the summit assisted. This would be a real scoop but a very serious challenge. Charles McVeigh is the climber and he is intending to complete his plan to scale all 14 of the 8000 metre peaks without oxygen - this one will be the last. Cecily on the other hand is virtually unknown and is a complete amateur in terms of climbing (and to some degree reporting). Breathless is a physical and mental state in this story. I'm glad to look at the successes of others with pictures and videos and read about them. The hardships, cost, and dangers don't make me want to be there. But this story puts us there with all the stress of the endeavor and then with the threat of a murderer on the mountain. Cecily Won is a journalist who needs, wants, to deliver an amazing article to the editor of her outdoor magazine.As the dwindling group steadfastly continues in their journey it becomes ever more clear that something dark is approaching...can Cecily trust her instinct and survive what comes next?? Explore the importance of being aware of your surroundings and trusting your gut instinct in potentially dangerous situations. Chillingly atmospheric, with sub-zero tension and a creeping plot that makes it impossible to look away' JANICE HALLETT

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Cecily thinks she is prepared, but what happens during this climb will establish that she is nowhere near ready for what lies ahead. She won’t just be pushing herself to endure extreme weather conditions but there are also frightening events happening during the climb. History China Translation India Japan Hong Kong Biography Short stories Memoir Current affairs Historical fiction Korea Travel-writing South Asia Immigration Geopolitics Southeast Asia Russia WW2 Middle East Culture Central Asia Economics International relations Society Singapore Art Politics Japanese Iran Literary history Philippines Religion Turkey SE Asia Business Photography Colonialism Indonesia Taiwan Crime Chinese Essays Illustrated Islam Recent articlesAnd as fate elbows its way in, Cecily has had a new assignment. She's to follow Charles McVeigh, a renowned alpinist, who is undertaking a series of 14 mountains standing taller than 8,000 meters. Charles promises Cecily an exclusive interview if Cecily reaches the summit of Manaslu in Nepal with him. Cecily knows that she has to turn things around in her career. This assignment can resurrect her dwindling position. But she must prepare and she must settle things within herself to succeed. The subject matter of this book is also a personal favorite of mine for storytelling. Great stories can take you on an adventure... And often that adventure may represent an experience you would never see yourself actually doing in your own life. But thru the story, you can "experience" it. An eight thousand meter high mountain. Impending storms and winter. Bodies piling up. And an inexperienced climber intent on capturing the biggest story of her journalism career. I enjoyed it but the enjoyment was marginal. If McCulloch writes another thriller in the context of outdoor adventure, I’ll give it a try to see if she manages to achieve higher marks in the credibility department. in other words, this is such a unique thriller because so few people in the world are in a position to do it justice the way amy mcculloch did.