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