The chilling new ghost story from the bestselling author of DARK MATTER.
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.
A wonderfully atmospheric and hugely enjoyable ghost story
'Evocative, chilling and superbly unsettling, it is very good indeed' - BOOKSELLER
This gripping ghost story has moments of horror and beauty - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
'Paver's descriptions of the topography are marvellously vivid and add to the sense of menace that suffuses the story' - SUNDAY TIMES
An atmospheric ghost story that would give Susan Hill a run for her money - INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
Born in Malawi to a Belgian mother and a father who ran the tiny 'NYASALAND TIMES', Michelle Paver moved to the UK when she was three. She was brought up in Wimbledon and, following a Biochemistry Degree from Oxford, she became a partner in a big City law firm. She gave up the City to follow her long-held dream of becoming a writer. She is the author of the brilliantly successful WOLF BROTHER series, amongst others.