Eye of the Needle
Ranked #7 in Espionage, Ranked #8 in Spy — see more rankings.
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.
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Tess Gerritsen John le Carré is very cerebral. There is an intellectual puzzle of trying to figure out who the characters are. Eye of the Needle was an out-and-out chase thriller. (Source)
Louise Bagshawe This is another terrific chase story with a bit more characterisation, Ken Follett’s first really big success as an author. It’s interesting because the protagonist is a German spy who has to transmit important information to Germany and he goes on the run to try to do it. (Source)
Rankings by Category
Eye of the Needle is ranked in the following categories:
- #87 in Crime Thriller
- #83 in Mountaineering
- #89 in Page-Turner
- #53 in Possession
- #64 in Suspense
- #76 in Suspense Thriller
- #48 in Thriller
- #54 in Thriller Crime
- #27 in War Fiction
- #87 in World War II
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