Barbara M. reviewed on + 164 more book reviews
I first came across Ken Follet probably in the 80s or 90s when I was browsing the fiction shelves at my local library. I've read a few of his books (can't recall the titles) way back when. Recently, the library "retired" several books which were free for the taking. Since I had liked the previous Follett books that I had read, I grabbed "Whiteout." This story, unfortunately, was a disappointment. It starts out promising enough but soon becomes bogged down by the excruciating detail the author uses to describe the house, landscape, etc.
The action revolves around a bio-medical lab which has an extremely dangerous virus in-house. A potential cure has been developed. One of the workers took a lab rabbit home with him. The lab worker caught the virus and died. At that point, the authorities became involved. The med lab's recently hired security chief is Toni Gallo (female) who had previously been a police officer.
As the story develops, we learn that the son of the med lab's founder had been fired for stealing from the company. He's in league with some criminals to steal the antidote from the lab. Shockingly, the entrance code to the facilities was not changed after the son was fired. I highly doubt that in the real world that kind of security lapse at such a facility would occur. But, for the story's sake, that had to happen so that the criminals would be able to get in. About halfway through the book, I found myself getting annoyed at some of the side stories and the author's need to add titillating scenarios even though they weren't germane to the story. I forced myself to finish this book. Not one that I would recommend.
The action revolves around a bio-medical lab which has an extremely dangerous virus in-house. A potential cure has been developed. One of the workers took a lab rabbit home with him. The lab worker caught the virus and died. At that point, the authorities became involved. The med lab's recently hired security chief is Toni Gallo (female) who had previously been a police officer.
As the story develops, we learn that the son of the med lab's founder had been fired for stealing from the company. He's in league with some criminals to steal the antidote from the lab. Shockingly, the entrance code to the facilities was not changed after the son was fired. I highly doubt that in the real world that kind of security lapse at such a facility would occur. But, for the story's sake, that had to happen so that the criminals would be able to get in. About halfway through the book, I found myself getting annoyed at some of the side stories and the author's need to add titillating scenarios even though they weren't germane to the story. I forced myself to finish this book. Not one that I would recommend.
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