Thin Air: The most chilling and compelling ghost story of the year

I really loved Michelle Paver's ghost story 'Dark matter' set during the 1930's about an arctic expedition, so I was really looking forward to her follow novel!
I was not disappointed again - the writing flowing and she really sets the tension and when it comes it is terrifying. 'Thin air' is set in 1935 and is about a group of English men climbing the Kanchenjunga a sacred mountain in the Himalayas. The descriptions of how the men and their Sherpa's set off and built their camps as they begin their assent is well written - the attention to detail is particularly fascinating. A riveting read that I couldn't put down - but on a note of caution it's best to read with all the lights on!

Sarah Davis - Greenwich libraries