One enemy spy kws the secret of the Allies greatest deception, a brilliant aristocrat and ruthless assassin code name: The Needle who holds the key to the ultimate Nazi victory. Only one person stands in his way: a lonely Englishwoman on an isolated island, who is coming to love the killer who has mysteriously entered her life. Ken Follett s unsurpassed and unforgettable masterwork of suspense, intrigue, and dangerous machinations of the human heart.