![]() ![]() It’s not only a near-perfect example of a thriller, but it’s also a novel that seems fresh and relevant over 40 years after it was written. Follett introduces complex protagonists, wraps the book around a real-life historical deception monumental in scale (the Allies’ efforts to deceive the Axis about the D-Day landing), paces the action carefully, then unleashes a real nail-biter of an ending. It’s also worth noting that the book is extremely good. ![]() ![]() The book sold at least 10 million copies by the author’s reckoning, was made into a film starring Donald Sutherland and Kate Nelligan and continues to engage readers today. Ken Follett published Eye of the Needle in 1978, and the book achieved a level of success that few other Edgar Award winners have matched I can only think of a small handful of Edgar winners that ascended to similar heights ( The Long Goodbye, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, and The Day of the Jackal are probably the only other books on the list to reach the same level of sales and popularity). ![]()
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