Eye of the Needle, Ken Follett's historical thriller, is a heart-racingly exciting tale about the fate of the war resting in the hands of a master spy, his opponent and one brave woman.
Victory Hangs in the Balance
1944. In the weeks leading up to D-Day the Allies are disguising their invasion plans with elaborate decoy ships and planes. If they can land a force on mainland Europe they will gain the upper hand in a war that has ravaged the world for years, and take the fight to the Nazi menace.
A Cold-Blooded Killer
His weapon is the stiletto, his codename: The Needle. He is Hitler’s prize undercover agent – a ruthless and professional murderer. In England he uncovers the Allies’ D-Day plans but his cover is blown in the process.
A Deadly Chase
Leaving a trail of bodies in his wake, The Needle ruthlessly races to a U-boat waiting to convey him and his critical message to Germany, with MI5 on his tail. But he hasn’t planned for a storm-battered island and the remarkable young woman who lives there . . .
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781509860036
Number of pages: 496
Weight: 344 g
Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 31 mm
A tense, marvellously detailed suspense thriller based on a solid foundation of fact - Sunday Times
An absolutely terrific thriller, so pulse-pounding, so ingenious in its plotting and so frighteningly realistic that you simply cannot stop reading - Publishers Weekly
A lovable cast (even the admittedly villainous German spy) thrown into a tense, page-turning espionage plot in the latter days of WW2. Absolutely couldn't put it down. It's got everything you need for a... More
The first half was a solidly plotted, well paced 2nd world war spy thriller. From the mid point, it disintegrated into comic book Mills and Boon. The ending was just absurd. I found it difficult to warm to the... More
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