Eye of the Needle

Eye of the Needle is the award-winning thriller that launched the career of master storyteller Ken Follett, later adapted for the screen by Richard Marquand, starring Donald Sutherland.

Victory Hangs in the Balance
It is 1944 and weeks before D-Day. The Allies are disguising their invasion plans with elaborate decoys of 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.

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 and with MI5 on his tail, The Needle races to a waiting U-boat 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.

'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