LitPick Review
Cynthia Graham has just found out her grandmother has left her a red diamond from Ama Dablam in her inheritance. With the diamond are letters from Sandy Irvine, one of the famous climbers on the fated 1924 Everest climb. Meanwhile, Dorje’s family’s climbing business is losing money, and rumors are going around about a new smuggling gang run by a man named the Foreigner. When Cynthia decides to follow in her grandfather’s footsteps and go on a climbing trip to Ama Dablam, evil seems to follow her there. Little does she know, the Foreigner is after her too. Strange karma indeed.
Opinion:
Strange Karma is a thrilling book and hard to put down once you’ve picked it up. It does contain some sexual scenes and gore, so I would recommend it for ages 16+. I really enjoyed the detailed descriptions. “Set in a knife-like valley of cliffs, a forest of blue Himalayan pines clung tenaciously to the rock face.” I loved the fact that it took a very mysterious event in history, the 1924 climb, and turned it into an intriguing story. My one complaint about this book is that a lot is going on. It switches between characters, places, and times, and there are far too many parts of the plot. This can make the story confusing. Overall, though, Strange Karma was a great read.
