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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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When a new cure against a deadly virus, more dangerous than Ebola, is stolen from a lab in Scotland, Toni Gallo, head of security, knows that she has failed. But soon things turn out to be a lot worse when the virus itself is also stolen, with inside assistance, to be used in a terrorist... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
People edit
- Antonia 'Toni' Gallo: Former cop, now Security Director at Oxenford Medical
- Stanley Oxenford: Founder and CEO of Oxenford Medical, father of Miranda, Olga and Kit
- Miranda: Daughter of Stanley, sister of Olga and Kit
- Olga: Daughter of Stanley, sister of Miranda's and Kit
- Kit Oxenford: Son of Stanley, brother of Miranda and Olga
- 'Mamma' Marta: Late wife of Stanley Oxenford, mother of Miranda, Olga and Kit
- Nellie: Dog of Stanley Oxenford
- Ned: Miranda's husband
- Sophie: Ned's 14 year old daughter
- Hugo: Olga's husband
- Craig: Olga & Hugo's 15 year old son
- Caroline: Olga & Hugo's 17 year old daughter
- Tom: Miranda's 11 year old son
- Nigel Buchanan: villain
- Elton: villain
- Daisy: villain, psychopathic daughter of Harry Mac
- Harry Mac: mobster
- Carl Osborne: Journalist
- Frank Hackett: Cop, former lover of Toni
- Jenny: Add a description of this character.
- Don
- Steve Tremlett
- Bella: Toni's sister
- Michael Ross: Lab Technician at Oxenford Medical
- Odette
- Jennifer
- Lori
- Susan Mackintosh
- Luke
- Cynthia
- Hamish Mckinnon: Security Guard at Oxenford Medical
- Kincaid
- Ruth
- Stu
First Sentence edit
TWO tired men looked at Antonia Gallo with resentment and hostility in their eyes.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ken Follett (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Sally Armstrong (Narrator)
- Dražen Čulić (Translator)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Dutton
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0525948430
Page Count: 374
Publisher: Dutton
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0525948430
Page Count: 374
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PR6056.O45 W46 2004
- Dewey: 823.914
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