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Whiteout

Ken Follett author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Pan Macmillan

Published:3rd May '19

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Human betrayal, medical terror and a race against time in this thrilling novel from bestselling author Ken Follett.

Human betrayal, medical terror and a race against time in this thrilling novel from master storyteller Ken Follett.

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 . . .

Movie-style twists and hairbreadth escapes * The Wall Street Journal *
Scary . . . provides a rush of fear * New York Post *
This is gasp a minute stuff by a vintage practitioner * Daily Mail *

ISBN: 9781509865444

Dimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 31mm

Weight: 328g

496 pages