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Whiteout

By: Ken Follett
Narrated by: David Tennant
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Summary

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

Critic reviews

"Best-seller Follett sets his sights on biological terrorism, pumping old-school adrenaline into this new breed of thriller." (Publishers Weekly)

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Thrilling

What a fantastic story with many twists and turns along the way. The characters are brought to life by the delightful narration of David Tennant, and I found myself willing them to succeed. I normally avoid abridged versions of audiobooks, but this one works well, without feeling as if I had missed anything important. I would highly recommend this book.

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fantastic listen

Great reader - absolutely gripping - highly recommended

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First audible download.

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

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Great

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

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Excellent short story

Amazing book, i feel it's not great value for a credit but the story is excellent (but short hence the credit usage reference) narration superb but loved it.

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Fantastic

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.

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Good Read

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Did not know what to expect. Unfortunately I only had the abridged version and wished I had had the whole story.

Really enjoyed this book as I have listened to several others from the same author.

Highly recommended with all the twists with the characters.

What about David Tennant’s performance did you like?

Great accent and he did all the voices very convincingly

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Very average

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

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A rattling good thriller

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.

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Excellent suspense story

I was kept awake half the night, just to see how it ended. David Tennant was an excellent narrator for a story predominately based in Scotland.

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