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''Tense, marvellously detailed'' - The Sunday Times Eye of the Needle , Ken Follett''s breakthrough international bestseller, is a heart-racing, exciting tale about the fate of the Second World War as it rests in the hands of a master spy, his opponent and one brave woman. Written when he was only twenty-seven, it launched the career of master storyteller Ken Follett, and was later adapted for the screen by Richard Marquand, starring Donald Sutherland. *** 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 upperhand in a war that has ravaged the world for years, and can then take the fight to the Nazi menace. A COLD-BLOODED KILLER His weapon is the stiletto; his code name: The Needle. He is Hitler''s prize undercover agent - a ruthless, 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 and with MI5 on his tail, The Needle ruthlessly races to a U-boat that is waiting to convey him and his critical message to Germany. But he hasn''t planned for a storm-battered island and the remarkable young woman who lives there . . . *** ''Really thrilling'' - The New York Times Book Review ''An absolutely terrific thriller, so pulse-pounding, so ingenious in its plotting and so frighteningly realistic that you simply cannot stop reading'' - Publishers Weekly ''Top-notch suspense . . . a terrific thriller . . . spellbinding'' - Miami Herald ''Great . . . one of the twelve best thrillers from the last fifty years'' - Rocky Mountain News ''Extraordinarily satisfying . . . a truly suspenseful novel . . . heart-stopping, nerve-freezing terror'' - Los Angeles Times ''A spy novel of the highest order'' - The Baltimore Sun ...
