First published 2025
The transport plane shudders through thin air at 20,000 feet, ice forming on the wings as it navigates the treacherous peaks of the Himalayas. The crew knows the statistics. Too many aircraft have vanished without a trace on this route they call the Hump. The mission seems impossible: ferry supplies from India to China over the world's highest mountains, dodging Japanese fighters and battling weather that can kill as quickly as enemy fire. The pilots push aging C-47s beyond their limits, flying blind through storms that tear wings from fuselages. Ground crews work around the clock to keep the planes airborne, knowing each takeoff might be the last they witness. As the war intensifies, the pressure mounts. Supply lines must stay open or the China theater collapses. But the mountains extract their price in blood and metal, and every flight becomes a gamble with death itself.
Genres: historical-fiction, military-fiction, adventure, action
Vibes: atmospheric, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: against-all-odds, high-stakes
Setting: Himalayas, India, China
Period: World War II
496 pages · Hardcover · Bonnier Books Ltd