Plot summary, “Eye of the Needle” by Ken Follett in 6 Minutes - Book Review

“Eye of the Needle“ is a spy thriller novel written by British author Ken Follett. It was first published in 1978 and remains one of Follett’s most popular and critically acclaimed works. The novel is set during World War II and follows multiple characters whose lives intertwine in a high-stakes plot. The central character is a German spy known as “The Needle“ due to his preference for using a stiletto as his weapon of choice. His real name is Heinrich Faber, and he is a highly skilled and deadly operative for the Nazi regime. As the war intensifies, The Needle becomes a target for British intelligence. They discover vital information about the upcoming D-Day invasion and launch a mission to track him down and prevent him from sharing this information with the Germans. One of the key characters is Lucy Rose, a young woman who becomes entangled with The Needle and is inadvertently drawn into the dangerous game of espionage. The novel unfolds as a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase a