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Whiteout
- Narrated by: Sally Armstrong
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
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Summary
A family Christmas, a blizzard, and a deadly virus let loose. Filled with startling twists, Whiteout is the ultimate knife-edge drama from bestselling author Ken Follett.
A Family Reunited
As a blizzard descends from the north on Christmas Eve, several people converge on a remote family estate in Scotland. Stanley Oxenford, director of a pharmaceutical research company, has everything riding on a drug he is developing to fight a lethal virus.
A Brewing Storm
Several others are interested in his success too: his children, at home for Christmas with their offspring, have their eyes on the money he will make; Toni Gallo, forced to resign from the police department in disgrace, is betting her career on keeping the drug safe; and a local television reporter, determined to move up, has sniffed the story, even if he has to bend the facts to tell it.
A House Under Siege
A sinister gang spots an opportunity to use one of Stanley’s children against him and steal the virus. As everyone takes shelter, it becomes apparent that being inside the house may be more dangerous than the storm outside, especially when a lethal virus might be on the loose...
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"Human betrayal, medical terror and a race against time...this is gasp a minute stuff by a vintage practitioner." (Daily Mail)
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- Free Spirit
- 11-07-24
Terrific story
Ken Follett is a great story teller and master of complex plots, suspense, tension and drama. I could barely put it down. I suspect the central idea came from a real-life incident which happened near me in Salisbury UK.
The narrator is excellent too. Full marks!
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- Jenna Rothwell
- 24-04-16
loved it. it's a page turner in listening form!
found myself listening to it at every opportunity. loved the Scottish accent of Sally Armstrong.
I am a big fan of Ken Follett. this book won't disappoint
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- Moizyff
- 22-01-18
Loved it!
A really great story with a gripping fast moving plot and well drawn characters. Liked the narrator also.
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- Kim
- 23-09-19
Brilliant! A real page turner!
Great book, well written, great character detail, will keep you on edge of your seat till the last page!
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- Val
- 08-03-23
Worth Reading
Enjoyed the book a real page turner. My only criticism is that everything that could possibly go wrong did go wrong - nobody could be that unlucky!
Very well read by the narrator.
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- Gill
- 04-10-22
Wonderful
Another arresting page turner (or whatever the audio equivalent is!)
Fast paced and while slightly implausible I was bowled along by it. Great!
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- Elisabeth
- 12-02-17
Tension builds and this book is a real page turner however at times it felt as if it was one crisis followed by another
An excellent book which kept me riveted but also a little frustrated as bad things kept happening! A great narrator and the characters were believable and live in your mind long after you have finished the book.
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- Tim
- 10-01-19
Not Ken's finest, but ok
This should have been called "I wish someone had a mobile phone on them". I also would recommend that this is read just before Christmas.
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- mollyeyre
- 30-09-17
Excellent plot and well written
Ken Follett really does know how to draw the listener in, There were parts of the story that I really didn't enjoy, and few of the characters that I liked, which is why I have gone for 4 stars for overall enjoyment. This is probably an indication of how well it is written, as I felt rage, irritation and on occasions wanted to give someone a good slap!
It was well read by Sally Armstrong, and overall and excellent story that I found hard to put down.
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- Bookaholic
- 01-09-17
Great Narration
This book is extremely well narrated by Sally Armstrong. She excelled in her portrayal of the various accents and different voices
Having read three other Ken Follett books (Fall of Giants, Edge of Eternity and Pillars of the Earth) which I rated all three as five star, this one did not hit the mark. It is still worth reading, but just fell a bit short of his usual high standard.
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