Peak

From Eric Sparling-author of Tantramar-comes a novel of horror that pits one man against nature . . . and against something wholly unnatural.

Phil Truss is a dead man walking. An inoperable brain tumour has sealed his fate, and there's nothing he can do about it, even with his substantial fortune. But he can decide how to live his last remaining days.

And what he most wants is to achieve a feat few ever have: summiting the dreaded mountain K2. It's the second highest peak in the world-and one...