Struggling journalist Cecily Wong is delighted to be invited to interview famed mountaineer Charles McVeigh, conditional on joining his team on one of the Himalayas' toughest peaks. But on the mountain, it's clear something is wrong. It begins small - a theft, an accidental fall. And then a note, pinned to her tent in the night: there's a murderer on the mountain...

Informationen zum Autor Amy McCulloch is the Chinese-White author of Breathless , an international bestseller and Waterstones Thriller of the Month selection. She has also written eight novels for children and young adults. She has climbed two of the world's highest mountains, completed an ultra-marathon in the Sahara Desert, and visited all seven continents, including Antarctica. Runner 13 is her third thriller. Klappentext 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 DOUGLAS 'Chilling, vivid and entirely unique' ABIGAIL DEAN SIX STRANGERS. ONE KILLER. AND NO ESCAPE . . . ________ 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? ________ '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 Zusammenfassung 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 DOUGLAS 'Chilling, vivid and entirely unique' ABIGAIL DEAN SIX STRANGERS. ONE KILLER. AND NO ESCAPE . . . ________ 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...

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Amy McCulloch is the Chinese-White author of Breathless, an international bestseller and Waterstones Thriller of the Month selection. She has also written eight novels for children and young adults. She has climbed two of the world's highest mountains, completed an ultra-marathon in the Sahara Desert, and visited all seven continents, including Antarctica. Runner 13 is her third thriller.

Klappentext

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 DOUGLAS
**'Chilling, vivid and entirely unique'** ABIGAIL DEAN***

SIX STRANGERS. ONE KILLER. AND NO ESCAPE . . .***

Near the top of one of the world's tallest mountains, journalist Cecily Wong feels out of her depth.

This trip was supposed to be the highlight of her career. Now, she knows that to reach the summit, she must trust her fellow climbers.

But when strange accidents start to happen, the blistering conditions are the least of her worries.

Because little does she know:

This gruelling climb is about to become deadly . . .

'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