Whiteout - Audio CD - Abridged Author:Ken Follett, Barbara Rosenblat (Narrator) When a canister of a deadly virus disappears and a lab technician starts bleeding from the eyes, Toni Gallo, the security director of a Scottish medical research firm, knows she has problems. When a Christmas Eve blizzard whips out of the north, a group meets in a remote family house: Stanley Oxenford, the research company's director, who ha... more »s developed a drug to fight the virus; his children who have their eyes on the money it will bring; Toni Gallo who is betting her career on keeping the drug safe; a local television reporter determined to the get the story, even if it means bending the facts; and a violent trio of thugs out to steal the drug for a client who has something shocking in mind. As the storm worsens, jealousies, distrust, sexual attraction, and rivalries crackle; secrets are revealed and hidden traitors and unexpected heroes emerge.
Audio Review:
Follett invades Robin Cook territory with a bio-thriller set in Scotland during a Christmas Eve blizzard. The yuletide reunion of the Oxenford clan at their remote estate is interrupted when a canister of a deadly virus is stolen from the research lab of patriarch Stanley Oxenford. The quartet of thieves has a rendezvous to sell the virus to a sinister client. But thieves and family are snowbound on the estate. As the roar of the storm echoes (an ominous sound effect), the battle between family and thugs escalates into a race against the clock. Barbara Rosenblat infuses the characters of this overpopulated story with such a distinctive personality and voice that each one is easily identifiable. This powerful production builds to a terrifying climax. -- AudioFile