Description
| Product ID: | 9781509860036 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Eye of the Needle |
| Authors: | Author: Ken Follett |
| Page Count: | 496 |
| Subjects: | Espionage and spy thriller, Espionage & spy thriller, Second World War fiction, Historical fiction, Second World War fiction, Historical fiction, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. <p><b><i>Eye of the Needle</i></b><b>, 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.</b><br><br><b>Victory Hangs in the Balance</b><br>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.<br><br><b>A Cold-Blooded Killer</b><br>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.<br><br><b>A Deadly Chase</b><br>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 . . .</p> |
| Imprint Name: | Pan Books |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-05-30 |
