High Crimes in the Washington Post’s roundup of sports books
High Crimes made the Washington Post’s recent roundup of sports books. Reviewer Allen Barra wrote:
“In 2004, on assignment for the Hartford Courant, Kodas joined an expedition to scale Everest led by two veteran climbers. Whatever the paper paid him, it wasn’t enough. As if the constant threat of death weren’t sufficiently terrifying, he discovered more deceit, thievery and double-crossing among his climbers than you find in a Martin Scorsese gangster film. High Crimes is both an adventure story and an exposé of a sport riddled with danger and corruption…”
Check out the entire Washington Post roundup of sports books, which suggests many other terrific reads.
Tags: Climbing, Corruption, High Crimes, Martin Scorsese, Mountaineering, Review, Sports Book, Washington Post