Whiteout
- 448
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
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Our view
Ken Follett’s “Whiteout” is a tense, snowbound thriller built around a deadly virus stolen from a Scottish laboratory. Some readers expected a story of biological threat and found much of it given over to family drama, with a scheming son whose choices strain belief. Readers who enjoy suspense in which family tensions weigh as much as the danger itself will be best served.
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About the book
Whiteout (2004) is a thriller novel written by British author Ken Follett about the theft of a deadly virus from a lab in snow-covered Scotland.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.0 across 72 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 33% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.5 | 8 | 11% |
| Hardcover | 6.8 | 64 | 89% |
Frequently asked
How long is Whiteout?
It has 448 pages — longer than 55% of the ranked books in Thriller.
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