Michael Joseph Breathless: The unputdownable and chilling Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month

Breathless is an intense and an utterly gripping debut thriller by Amy McCulloch. Amy is a writer who knows how to draw the reader into the setting. This book features a group of mountain climbers who are planning to tackle a formidable mountain and Amy McCulloch has definitely created a chilling setting. It makes you feel as though you are there.There is a foreboding atmosphere which Amy continues to build on as the novel progresses. As we get to know the group of climbers who are attempting to climb the mountain and Cecily Wong, a journalist who is joining them, the atmosphere becomes very chilling. You get the sense that they are all being watched and I had no idea what the reason for this was or who was watching them.The mountain setting really provided a real sense of danger. Of course, there is the suspicion that someone is watching the group, whose intentions might not be honest, but there is also the added threat of the icy temperatures and the mountain.When someone dies early on in the book, the tension really begins to heighten, especially among the members of the group. I had no idea who could have been behind the murder and my suspicions kept changing as the plot developed.I really liked Cecily. She is determined to get an interview with mountain climber, Charles. She isn’t an experienced mountain climber, but she is determined to risk her own safety to get the interview.As the tension heightens Cecily begins to discover clues as to who the murderer is. Amy McCulloch delivers a nail biting ending that really took me by surprise.I really enjoyed Breathless. It is a highly entertaining read. Psychological thriller lovers you definitely need to add this book to your TBR pile. I highly recommend it!

Wow this was sooo good!! I had no interest in mountaineering whatsoever but after reading it I feel like an expert! It was so exciting and great twists. Brilliant!

It took a long time to get into the story, but not a book that I would recommend

As a huge fan of mountaineering gone bad books this books was a genius combination of survival stories. With a first hand perspective in big mountains the author makes a believable and terrifying story come to life.