Eye of the Needle

Eye of the needle, Ken Follett's breakthrough international bestseller, is a heart-racingly exciting tale about the fate of the war resting in the hands of a master spy, his opponent, and a brave woman. Victory hangs in the balance.

In 1944, in the weeks leading up to 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 and take the fight to the Nazi menace.

A cold-blooded killer, his weapon is the stiletto, and his codename is 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 ensues as 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.