It was a solid 3.5 stars in my opinion so I rounded up to 4 stars. The writing style and the story itself are reflective of a British author and post-World War II Europe respectively. The intrigue surrounding a haul of Nazi gold that was hidden away in the Italian Dolomites brings together a predictable yet interesting array of characters at a small ski lodge - a former British army officer and his former intelligence-officer Captain...both posing as a movie script writer and a movie director, an Italian prostitute, a Greek national/Nazi agent, a British Army deserter, a Sicilian gangster and a British movie camerman. The book was first written in 1947 and is reflective of the period and was written as it might be spoken in England at the time so for me, it was mildly difficult to read for me. The story followed a moderately predictable line but was interesting and well written with little/no gaps in the writing whilst giving me enough detail(s) so I felt very connected to the story and characters. BOTTOM LINE: It was a nice read with a good story - I liked it.
