by Ken Follett
First published 2004
A Christmas Eve blizzard rages as a deadly virus goes missing from a Scottish medical research firm. Security director Toni Gallo must stop a violent trio of thieves from stealing the only cure, while the firm's director, Stanley Oxenford, has everything riding on the drug's success – and his children have their eyes on the money it will bring. As the storm intensifies, tensions flare, secrets are revealed, and the race is on to stop a deadly outbreak before it's too late.
Genres: adventure, suspense, mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: race-against-time, secrets
Setting: Edinburgh, Scotland
416 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books