{"product_id":"9781035080182","title":"Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett","description":"`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.   Written 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.   ***VICTORY 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.   A COLD-BLOODED KILLERHis 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.   A DEADLY CHASELeaving 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 . . .   ***`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\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55897803915637,"sku":"9781035080182","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781035080182.jpg?v=1757003710","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781035080182","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}