I was most fortunate in being freely gifted a complimentary copy of The Kammersee Affair by the rights holder, at my request, via Audiobook Boom. And throughout the excellent narration by Ben Werling, there also runs a subtle reinforcing soundtrack. The adventure, although essentially a simple but good one, fully holds the reader's attention, pieces of the of the story being released through the book until the jigsaw picture is finally complete. Natural conversation and reactions from all of them, including the often muddled thought processes inside their heads. The characterization is good, especially tracking the soldiers. Then the time frame is switched back to the last months of WWII, the Test Centre itself and those working within it before following the individual lives of four American soldiers who had found the building just after it's abandonment. The tension is electric, encouraged both by the narration and a gentle background sound track, as the three dive and explore with metal detectors, uncovering what had to have been the old marine weapons test centre known to have been located there but subsequently destroyed. Starting simply with the experiences of three young Austrian students in 1955, following rumours of lost German treasure in the area of Lake Topletz, this part alone merits the star rating.
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