num_pages: 368
description: One enemy spy knows the secret to the Allies' greatest deception, a brilliant aristocrat and ruthless assassin -- code name: "The Needle" -- who holds the key to ultimate Nazi victory. Only one person stands in his way: a lonely Englishwoman on an isolated island, who is beginning to love the killer who has mysteriously entered her life. All will come to a terrifying conclusion in Ken Follett's unsurpassed and unforgettable masterwork of suspense, intrigue, and the dangerous machinations of the human heart.
language: English
title: Eye of the Needle
titlecomplete: Eye of the Needle
characters: Lucy Rose, Henry Faber
genres: Thriller, Historical Fiction, Historical, Espionage, Suspense, Mystery, War, Mystery Thriller, Fiction, World War II
ratings_count: 152905
places: England, British Isles, United Kingdom
awards: awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks