If you're seen the iconic 1969 British film 'The Italian Job' you probably remember the Mini Coopers, the jaunty music, the quotable dialogue and that cliffhanger ending. In this novel published around the same time we still have the basic story, the Minis, and most of the dialogue. We loose, obviously, the music, and that ending. I don't know but I image Ken Wlaschin was working from Troy Kennedy Martin's original screenplay and as often happens the film-makers changed, re-shot the ending.
The book itself is well written for a novelization. And fans of the film will be glad they changed the ending. ( )