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Whiteout

By: Ken Follett
Narrated by: David Tennant
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Abridged edition, read by David Tennant (Doctor Who, Broadchurch)

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 . . .

© Ken Follett; (P) Macmillan Publishers Ltd Espionage Genre Fiction Medical Spies & Politics Suspense Technothrillers Thriller & Suspense

Critic reviews

Movie-style twists and hairbreadth escapes
Scary . . . provides a rush of fear
This is gasp a minute stuff by a vintage practitioner
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This is an exciting story very well read by Mr Tennant. I particularly liked the way the author dealt with the problems caused to a modern thriller writer by the advent of the mobile phone.

A rattling good thriller

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I liked this book. my first audible so downloaded one narrated by David Tenannt. Now away to choose my next book.

First audible download.

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Brilliant fast pacef thrillrt couldn't stop listening, I willl definitely read more than once !

Great

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Storyline and writing were very average and predictable, only made interesting by David Tenant's excellent narration.

Very average

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I was there with them every step of the way, activated by what was going to happen next. Didn't want to stop listening when I turned off the engine on my way to work. David Tenant was excellent.

Fantastic

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