Victory Hangs in the Balance It is 1944 and weeks before 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.A Cold-Blooded Killer His 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 Chase Leaving a trail of bodies in his wake and with MI5 on his tail, The Needle races to a waiting U-boat 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.'A tense, marvellously detailed suspense thriller based on a solid foundation of fact' Sunday Times 'An absolutely terrific thriller, so pulse-pounding, so ingenious in its plotting and so frighteningly realistic that you simply cannot stop reading' Publishers Weekly Eye of the Needle is the award-winning thriller that launched the career of master storyteller Ken Follett, later adapted for the screen by Richard Marquand, starring Donald Sutherland.