Eye of the Needle
by Ken Follett
Follett manages to keep up the adrenaline all the way through the story because the villain is so brilliant and tenacious
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“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.” Read more...
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Tess Gerritsen, Thriller and Crime Writer
“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.” Read more...
Louise Bagshawe, Novelist
