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Whiteout (Белая мгла) a novel by Ken Follett
Human
betrayal, medical terror and a race against time... Jealousies, distrust, and
hidden rivalries uncover dark secrets, then a dozen vials of a deadly virus go
missing. As a blizzard whips out of the north on Christmas Eve, several people
converge on a remote family house. Stanley Oxenford, director of a
pharmaceutical research company, has everything riding on a drug he is
developing to fight a lethal virus. 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, head of his security team and
recently forced to resign from the police, is betting her career on keeping it
safe; an ambitious local television reporter sniffs a story, even if he has to
bend the facts to tell it; and a violent trio of thugs are on their way to
steal it, with a client already waiting. As the storm worsens and the group is
laid under siege by the elements, the emotional sparks crackle and dark secrets
are revealed that threaten to drive Stanley and his family apart for ever.
Filled with
startling twists, Whiteout is the ultimate knife-edge drama from an
international bestselling author who is in a class by himself.
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