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Blurb: “A COOL TWO MILLION
When Silky Ambler was steaming in the jungles of Vietnam, he did a lot of thinking. He dreamed of the day when he would return to the ski slopes of Colorado - the clean, cold air, the long, fast runs in fresh powder, the all-night parties. And he also dreamed up a
beautiful caper, the perfect crime, a way to make a fortune in an afternoon's work.
Back in the States, Silky runs into his old ski buddy, Jake Snyder, and together they select the target: Mount Casino, the most exclusive resort in the mountains above Lake Tahoe.
With the help of a crazy snowcat driver named Charlie and a gorgeous Swiss ski instructor named Rena, it will all come down on New Year's Day.
But Silky had forgotten about one small thing.
The Mafia.”
We dug up the NYT review for you: “A Vietnam veteran who loves skiing and is good at it dreams up a way to hijack a ski lift at a gambling resort in Lake Tahoe. He talks an old friend into being an accomplice, and a woman is drafted along the way. Mr. Crighton follows the Arthur Hailey style of novel writing, introducing a mixed bag of characters who have nothing to do with the plot and could be cut. But the writing is crisp and clear, the escape plan of the hijackers is ingenious, the plotting is first-rate, and a chilling surprise awaits the reader on the last page.”