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THIS YEAR'S MOST GRIPPING THRILLER AND SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH
'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…

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1 author picked Breathless as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This suspense story takes an already deadly dangerous setting – one of the world’s highest peaks – and sets a female journalist and climber to identify and survive a murderer.

The author writes so well from her personal experience, that I can feel every frozen breath and learn every step needed to stay alive. All this spectacular scenery, well-developed characters, and a mystery to solve too. 

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