Out of Air

How it reads

Out of Air is thriller (survival thriller, specifically), and its dominant mood is tense. The suspense is the kind you feel in your shoulders. It moves fast: plot-driven and hard to put down, the kind of book that carries you along even when you're tired.

It's set in the wilderness or at sea, in the present day, told in the first person by a single narrator. Its central concerns are survival, secrets and friendship. In weight it sits in the middle: substantial without being heavy going.

It stands alone, so there's nothing else you need to read first or after. The ending resolves happily. At 304 pages it's a quick read. It's a hidden gem — known to relatively few readers.