Breathless

By: Amy McCulloch

Narrated by: Katie Leung

A BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB PICK • A high-altitude thriller that will take your breath away—Cecily Wong is on her most dangerous climb yet, miles above sea level. But the elements are nothing compared to one chilling truth: There's a killer on the mountain.

"A vertigo-inducing page-turner by an author who brings the high-stakes world of expert mountain-climbing to life on the page." —Nita Prose, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid

Journalist Cecily Wong is in over her head. She’s come to Manaslu, the eighth-highest peak in the world, to interview internationally famous mountaineer Charles McVeigh on the last leg of a record-breaking series of summits. She’s given up everything for this story—her boyfriend, her life savings, the peace she’s made with her climbing failures in the past—but it’s a career-making opportunity. It could finally put her life back on track.

But when one climber dies in what everyone else assumes is a freak accident, she fears their expedition is in danger. And by the time a second climber dies, it’s too late to turn back. Stranded on a mountain in one of the most remote regions of the world, she’ll have to battle more than the elements in a harrowing fight for survival against a killer who is picking them off one by one.

Worth a credit

If you’re like me and you know absolutely nothing about mountaineering you will find a lot of this book interesting and informative. The other half of the book is an interesting and intriguing mystery. The characters have a unique depth and the reader does an excellent job with each of them.

Great story (would recommend) but could use a stronger ending

I thoroughly enjoyed the book, only I wish there was more to the ending. The book built up so many worries about would would befall the main character after her journey, and deserved a longer and stronger ending, however, I enjoyed the journey.

Mountaineering + Murder

I learned a lot about mountaineering AND listened to a murder mystery story. I don’t think it could get any better than that. This book was a refreshing break from the standard.

In-depth story

Slow start, but overall enjoyable. Learned a lot about mountain climbing. Becomes interesting in the last chapters

Boring and dragged on and on..

I had high hopes for this book but it was so dull. There was so much added to the story that was completely unnecessary. I honestly couldn’t wait to finish this book. The narrator did an amazing job with her different accents but even that could not save this book for me. It as about 8 hours longer than it needed to be.