{"product_id":"9781035080182-eye-of-the-needle","title":"Eye of the Needle","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eEye of the Needle \u003c\/i\u003eis the award-winning Second World War spy thriller that launched the career of master storyteller Ken Follett. It was later adapted for the screen by Richard Marquand, starring Donald Sutherland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Tense, marvellously detailed’ – \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEye of the Needle\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVICTORY HANGS IN THE BALANCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1944. 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 can then take the fight to the Nazi menace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA COLD-BLOODED KILLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA DEADLY CHASE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeaving 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 .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Really thrilling’ – \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘An absolutely terrific thriller, so pulse-pounding, so ingenious in its plotting and so frighteningly realistic that you simply cannot stop reading’ – \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Top-notch suspense . a terrific thriller . spellbinding’ – \u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Great . one of the twelve best thrillers from the last fifty years’ – \u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Extraordinarily satisfying . a truly suspenseful novel . heart-stopping, nerve-freezing terror’ – \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A spy novel of the highest order’ – \u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55197373661558,"sku":"9781035080182","price":8.47,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35845070_0d3446f1-89c7-4176-b0f6-9eab931d3d06.jpg?v=1756338479","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035080182-eye-of-the-needle","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}