The Crystal Hunters, by George Manville Fenn.
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A tense tale, such as we expect of George Manville Fenn. A group of
English people are in the Swiss Alps. But it is not just the beauties
of the scenery they are after, but crystals which may sometimes be
found in caves near the top of the glaciers. They manage to find a
guide who promises to be discreet about what they do. But someone else
is on the mountain, and he is just as interested in what they are up to,
and what they find, as they are themselves.
Of course, as we expect in a Manville Fenn novel, there are tense
moments when people fall down crevasses, when there are avalanches and
ice-falls, when icy rocks break off and come tumbling towards them. But
what about the unknown person who is making off with their hard-won
specimens?
There is a surprise ending. It is a good readable book, well worth the
effort of making an audio book and listening to it.
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