{"product_id":"9780099577423","title":"The Lonely Skier","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Innes, Hammond \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 June 2013 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage Classics) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 192 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 130 x 13 | 142g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuried treasure, buried lies, and snow that hides everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigh in the Italian Dolomites, the war is over but its ghosts are not. Beneath the snow, a fortune in stolen Nazi gold waits to be found. To the isolated ski hut at Val di Fassa come five strangers, each with a reason for being there: a disgraced film producer and his cameraman, a beautiful countess with secrets of her own, a petty criminal who knows too much, and Neil Blair, a struggling screenwriter hired to watch and report.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs blizzards close the passes and nerves begin to fray, the fragile alliances between them splinter. What began as an opportunity becomes a trap and the mountain itself turns executioner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHammond Innes delivers pure suspense against a backdrop of ice and isolation. The Lonely Skier is a classic thriller about trust, betrayal and survival when the past refuses to stay buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A superbly constructed and atmospheric thriller’ Independent\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47559956103427,"sku":"9780099577423","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9780099577423.jpg?v=1765978532","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9780099577423","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}