@2@The Himalayas, 1935.@3@@2@Kangchenjunga. The sacred mountain. Biggest killer of them all.@3@@2@Five Englishmen set out to conquer it. But courage can only take them so far. And the higher they climb, the darker it gets.@3@

Paver is superb at describing the Himalayan landscape...This is a finely wrought example of the classic, Jamesian ghost story...made extra special and disturbing by the bleak, wintery setting.

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A terrifying tale of a dark and deadly secret, beautifully told by million-copy bestseller, Michelle Paver

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Michelle Paver was born in central Africa and came to England as a child. After gaining a degree in Biochemistry from Oxford University, she worked as a solicitor before giving up the law to write full-time. Her books include the internationally bestselling Wolf Brother series for younger readers, and the acclaimed supernatural novels Dark Matter, Thin Air, and Wakenhyrst.

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The Himalayas, 1935.

Kangchenjunga. The sacred mountain. Biggest killer of them all.

Five Englishmen set out to conquer it. But courage can only take them so far. And the higher they climb, the darker it gets.