Ther the storyline splits into four story for each surviving solder to the present 1955 the lives and the death of one of the soldiers after he go back to Germany in 1946 and is killed after he shot a SS Officer who had killed a personal soldier and friend. After that the war and they head home they stop in New York. Then you are thrown back in time to 1945 at the end of the war when eight American soldiers comes into Austria and capture the sight where a top secret military test sight was with the lost of three of the American soldiers. As they get to know each other they start to be friends and learn about each others and help each other in their searches. The story starts in 1955 ten years after the war is over and two of the characters are there at the lake for treasure hunting and the third character is there to try and find out what happen to his father who was a German Sargent. The way he starts in the present and then ties the pass into the storyline you actually live the story in this audiobook he added sounds which made the story come more alive. This is a book to experience not just to hear, and recommended to all who enjoy mystery thrillers especially those interested both in relic searches and the lives of soldiers in the latter part of, and following, war.įirst grab any book or audiobook by John Holt the story he weaves are so well done they combine both history and fantasy.

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.

The Kammersee Affair by John Holt