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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100451215710
ISBN-139780451215710
eBay Product ID (ePID)46982789
Product Key Features
Book TitleWhiteout
Number of Pages480 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
TopicPsychological, Crime, Thrillers / Suspense
GenreFiction
AuthorKen Follett
FormatUk- a Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight7.8 Oz
Item Length6.9 in
Item Width4.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsPraise for Whiteout "A blizzard of treachery and violence . . . an adrenaline-pumping thriller." -- The Associated Press "[A] feverish plot." -- Rocky Mountain News "Movie-style twists and hairbreadth escapes." -- The Wall Street Journal "Undeniably suspenseful." -- Entertainment Weekly "Scary . . . provides a rush of fear." -- New York Post "Almost nonstop action with a plausible and sufficiently frightening plot . . . a page-turner, pure and simple." -- The Tennessean "Follett goes down a high-concept road. . . . [He] handles the tension of the circumstances nicely." -- San Francisco Chronicle "A literate, plausible, suspenseful tale that keeps you turning pages well past bedtime." -- The Raleigh News & Observer "A new breed of thriller . . . an agonizingly protracted, nail-biter ending drags readers to the very edge of their seats and holds them captive until the last villain is satisfactorily dispatched." -- Publishers Weekly "Follett's sure hand at the controls of a high-octane plot delivers the expected thrills." -- Booklist "Exciting? Absolutely. . . . Follett makes the formula work with his trademark strong females, large cast of characters, and race-against-the-clock pace . . . high-speed escapism." -- Library Journal "Follett's trademark tension and breakneck pacing." -- Kirkus Reviews "Exciting." -- The Kansas City Star , Praise for Whiteout "A blizzard of treachery and violence . . . an adrenaline-pumping thriller." -- The Associated Press "[A] feverish plot." -- Rocky Mountain News "Movie-style twists and hairbreadth escapes." -- The Wall Street Journal "Undeniably suspenseful." -- Entertainment Weekly "Scary . . . provides a rush of fear." -- New York Post "Almost nonstop action with a plausible and sufficiently frightening plot . . . a page-turner, pure and simple." -- The Tennessean "Follett goes down a high-concept road. . . . [He] handles the tension of the circumstances nicely." -- San Francisco Chronicle "A literate, plausible, suspenseful tale that keeps you turning pages well past bedtime." -- The Raleigh News & Observer "A new breed of thriller . . . an agonizingly protracted, nail-biter ending drags readers to the very edge of their seats and holds them captive until the last villain is satisfactorily dispatched." -- Publishers Weekly "Follett's sure hand at the controls of a high-octane plot delivers the expected thrills." -- Booklist "Exciting? Absolutely. . . . Follett makes the formula work with his trademark strong females, large cast of characters, and race-against-the-clock pace . . . high-speed escapism." -- Library Journal "Follett's trademark tension and breakneck pacing." -- Kirkus Reviews "Exciting." -- The Kansas City Star, "An adrenaline pumping thriller." -- Associated Press "Movie-style twists and hairbreadth escapes." -- Wall Street Journal "Undeniably suspenseful." -- Entertainment Weekly, An adrenaline pumping thriller. (Associated Press) Movie-style twists and hairbreadth escapes. ( Wall Street Journal ) Undeniably suspenseful. ( Entertainment Weekly ), "An adrenaline pumping thriller." - Associated Press "Movie-style twists and hairbreadth escapes." - Wall Street Journal "Undeniably suspenseful." - Entertainment Weekly, "An adrenaline pumping thriller." -- Associated Press"Movie-style twists and hairbreadth escapes." -- Wall Street Journal"Undeniably suspenseful." -- Entertainment Weekly, An adrenaline pumping thriller. (Associated Press) Movie-style twists and hairbreadth escapes. (Wall Street Journal) Undeniably suspenseful. (Entertainment Weekly), An adrenaline pumping thriller. (Associated Press) Movie-style twists and hairbreadth escapes. ("Wall Street Journal") Undeniably suspenseful. ("Entertainment Weekly")
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Grade ToUP
Dewey Decimal823/.914
Synopsis"Everyone likes a page-turner, and Follett is the best." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "A hell of a storyteller" ( Entertainment Weekly ), #1 New York Times bestselling author Ken Follett reinvents the thriller with each new novel. But nothing matches the intricate knife-edge drama of Whiteout . . . . A missing canister of a deadly virus. A lab technician bleeding from the eyes. Toni Gallo, the security director of a Scottish medical research firm, knows she has problems, but she has no idea of the nightmare to come. As a Christmas Eve blizzard whips out of the north, several people, Toni among them, converge on a remote family house. All have something to gain or lose from the drug developed to fight the virus. As the storm worsens, the emotional sparks--jealousies, distrust, sexual attraction, rivalries--crack≤ desperate secrets are revealed; hidden traitors and unexpected heroes emerge. Filled with startling twists at every turn, Whiteout rockets Follett into a class by himself. Look out for Ken's newest book, A Column of Fire , available now., Caught in a severe Christmas Eve blizzard, several people converge on a remote farm house. As the storm worsens, the emotional sparks crackle, desperate secrets are revealed, and hidden traitors and unexpected heroes emerge in Follett's latest "New York Times" bestseller., "Everyone likes a page-turner, and Follett is the best." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "A hell of a storyteller" ( Entertainment Weekly ), #1 New York Times bestselling author Ken Follett reinvents the thriller with each new novel. But nothing matches the intricate knife-edge drama of Whiteout . . . . A missing canister of a deadly virus. A lab technician bleeding from the eyes. Toni Gallo, the security director of a Scottish medical research firm, knows she has problems, but she has no idea of the nightmare to come. As a Christmas Eve blizzard whips out of the north, several people, Toni among them, converge on a remote family house. All have something to gain or lose from the drug developed to fight the virus. As the storm worsens, the emotional sparks--jealousies, distrust, sexual attraction, rivalries--crackle; desperate secrets are revealed; hidden traitors and unexpected heroes emerge. Filled with startling twists at every turn, Whiteout rockets Follett into a class by himself. Look out for Ken's newest book, A Column of Fire , available now., As a Christmas Eve blizzard whips out of the north, several people converge on a remote family house. As the storm worsens, the emotional sparks-jealousies, distrust, sexual attraction, rivalries-crackle, desperate secrets are revealed, hidden traitors and unexpected heroes emerge.
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- 15. Nov. 2020
Love this work by Ken Follett
Ken Follett is my favorite author and this book meets all my expectations.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
