Lonely Skier - Softcover
A thriller set in the 1940s, in which a scriptwriter finds his life in danger when he discovers a secret hoard of Nazi treasure buried in the Dolomites.
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"From the first page we are gripped by that sense of tension, mystery and urgency that Hammond Innes so well commands...Gains excitement with every chapter...the climax could not be more tense" (Elizabeth Bowen)
"First rate" (Daily Telegraph)
"A superbly constructed and atmospheric thriller" (Independent)
"Hammond Innes was a compulsive storyteller... he had an inborn ability to relate a fast-moving narrative with a knack that drove the story on and kept the reader in rapt attention" (Scotsman)
"They say people can’t write stories anymore. Tell that to Hammond Innes" (Sunday Times)
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"First rate" (Daily Telegraph)
"A superbly constructed and atmospheric thriller" (Independent)
"Hammond Innes was a compulsive storyteller... he had an inborn ability to relate a fast-moving narrative with a knack that drove the story on and kept the reader in rapt attention" (Scotsman)
"They say people can’t write stories anymore. Tell that to Hammond Innes" (Sunday Times)
Neil Blair is relishing an expenses-paid holiday in the Italian Dolomites, where he plans to finish his film script. All goes wrong, however, when he stumbles on the location of a hoard of buried Nazi gold. From then on, he faces a terrifying race for his life from a group of murderous criminals.
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- PublisherHarperCollins Distribution Services
- Publication date1970
- ISBN 10 0006123201
- ISBN 13 9780006123200
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages192
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fair. Reprint; Seventh Printing. Some foxing, marker pen initials inside front cover. Missing front endpaper. ; 192 pages; A scriptwriter finds himself in an adventure more dangerous than anything he's written when he discovers a secret hoard of Nazi treasure buried in the Dolomites. Mass Market PB. Seller Inventory # 5882
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