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Eye of the Needle

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Eye of the Needle

By: Ken Follett
Narrated by: Samuel West
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The worldwide phenomenon from the bestselling author of The Pillars of the Earth, World Without End, A Column of Fire, and The Evening and the Morning

His code name was “The Needle.” He was a German aristocrat of extraordinary intelligence—a master spy with a legacy of violence in his blood, and the object of the most desperate manhunt in history. . . .

But his fate lay in the hands of a young and vulnerable English woman, whose loyalty, if swayed, would assure his freedom—and win the war for the Nazis. . . .


Edgar Award Espionage Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense War & Military War Military Exciting

Critic reviews

"Top-notch suspense . . . a terrific thriller . . . spellbinding." —The 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

"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

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Thrilling story, beautifully and patiently written and an astounding narration. Perfection. I recommend reading it.

Captivating

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Great story, lots of history and wonderful character development . Loved the narration

Would highly recommended this book

You will be on the edge of your seat

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Great story with excellent narration. I seem the screen adaptation but West's narration really brought the characters alive.

Follett never disappoints!

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The voice reader is great. It was a slow build is the only reason I took away a star but really only half star deduction. Good finish. Neat how it intertwined a fictitious character with spot on historical events around ww2 and the planning for dday !

Slow Build Satisfying Finish

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Wonderful spy story that has survived four decades on every "best" list...for a reason. Don't miss it.

Incredible narration by Samuel West is the icing on the cake.

This narration represents Audible at its best

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