{"product_id":"eye-of-the-needle","title":"Eye of the Needle","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘Tense, marvellously detailed’ – The Sunday TimesEye 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVICTORY HANGS IN THE BALANCE1944. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA COLD-BLOODED KILLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA DEADLY CHASE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ken Follett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pan Macmillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14 August 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781035080182\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57692814672196,"sku":"9781035080182","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/8018\/7972\/files\/9781035080182.jpg?v=1794342033","url":"https:\/\/thehistoryshop.co.uk\/products\/eye-of-the-needle","provider":"The History Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}