Clamped by David Blackwell (Paperback). Set in Courchevel, not Chamonix, this is never-the-less a snowboard novel.

Cham, a novel by Jonathan Trigell.

We've read it and this is Chamonix fiction. Whether you live here, you come here for a week or you're just looking for an interesting read set in a famous ski town - this is a great book.

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (Norton Critical Editions) (Paperback) This edition contains the 1818 first edition text minus obvious typographical errors, plus other writings. Mary Shelley write Frankenstein inspired by her time in Chamonix and its mountains...

Solo Faces: A Novel by James Salter (Paperback) This book is a fictional narrative based on the life of Gary Hemming who climbed in Chamonix.