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Whiteout (original 2004; edition 2006)

by Ken Follett

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Info:Macmillan (2006), Edition: Abridged, Audio CD
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Whiteout by Ken Follett (2004)

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The story was interesting, but predictable. The writing, at times, was mediocre and amateurish. ( )
  admccrae | Apr 3, 2013 |
Good suspense novel ( )
  leslie.98 | Apr 1, 2013 |
Initially I thought this would be a fairly pedestrian read, but as the story progressed I found that there were twists and turns in the plot which kept me turning the pages. ( )
  Amethyst.Mirfi | Jan 24, 2013 |
Another great book from Ken Follett. ( )
  hmskip | Jan 12, 2013 |
For the most part I enjoyed reading Whiteout. The bulk of the plot had enough twists to keep me interested and the overall flow of the story was smooth. Two things bothered me about the book, however. First, the story line is based on a major (and obvious) security oversight, which in the real world would certainly never happen in a facility needing as tight security as a deadly virus research lab. I suppose that's not a huge issue, as the book was interesting regardless of that fact. Second --- and a more important point --- was the ending of the book. The last chapter was used as a wrap-up to the whole book, and to me it seemed sappy and unnatural. Again, not a big deal, but it left a bad taste in my mouth. ( )
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As a Christmas Eve blizzard whips out of the north, several people converge on a remote family house. As the storm worsens, the emotional sparks-jealousies, distrust, sexual attraction, rivalries-crackle, desperate secrets are revealed, hidden traitors and unexpected heroes emerge.

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When a canister of a deadly virus disappears and a lab technician starts bleeding from the eyes, Toni Gallo, the security director of a Scottish medical research firm, knows she has problems. When a Christmas Eve blizzard whips out of the north, a group meets in a remote family house: Stanley Oxenford, the research company's director, who has developed a drug to fight the virus; his children who have their eyes on the money it will bring; Toni Gallo who is betting her career on keeping the drug safe; a local television reporter determined to the get the story, even if it means bending the facts; and a violent trio of thugs out to steal the drug for a client who has something shocking in mind. As the storm worsens, jealousies, distrust, sexual attraction, and rivalries crackle; secrets are revealed and hidden traitors and unexpected heroes emerge.… (more)

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