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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 best-selling 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....

©1978 Ken Follett (P)2021 Penguin Audio Espionage Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction 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)

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Gripping Spy Thriller • Excellent Character Development • Historical Accuracy • Suspenseful Plot • Vivid Descriptions
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Thrilling story, beautifully and patiently written and an astounding narration. Perfection. I recommend reading it.

Captivating

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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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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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I saw the movie and read the book some 40 years ago, but listening to the magnificent reading of this fantastic tale was the best of all!

Wonderful!

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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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I couldn’t take this story slowly. I gobbled it up. It was such a pleasure to listen to. Highly recommend it.

Wonderful story and narration!

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Great story about how an unlikely hero stopped the Nazis finding out about D-Day.

Very Good Spy Thriller

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An interesting bit of historical fiction, sometimes in too much detail on insignificant items, with a narrator who seemed bored much of the time and quite effective at others, but overall a good listen.

Interesting tale, inconsistent narration.

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almost makes u root for the bad guy. Great story great performance and interesting ending.

Great war story

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