01451nam a22001697a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005804000070007604100080008308200220009110000160011324500220012926000290015130000280018052010380020865000350124620230807100856.0230807b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780330354295  cAL  aeng  223a823.914bFOLE  aKen Follett  aEye of the needle  aLondonbPan Books c1988  ax,457p.bPBc17.5x11cm.  aEye of the Needle, Ken Follett's breakthrough international bestseller, is a heart-racingly exciting tale about the fate of the war resting in the hands of a master spy, his opponent and a brave woman.Victory Hangs in the Balance1944. In the weeks leading up to D-Day the Allies are disguising their invasion plans with elaborate decoys of 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 take the fight to the Nazi menace.A Cold-blooded KillerHis weapon is the stiletto, his codename: The Needle. He is Hitler’s prize undercover agent – a ruthless and 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, The Needle ruthlessly races to a U-boat waiting to convey him and his critical message to Germany, with MI5 on his tail. But he hasn’t planned for a storm-battered island and the remarkable young woman who lives there  2LiteratureaEnglish Literature