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Originally published as "Storm Island"

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... read more

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  • MI5: The secret organization of the British providing counter-intelligence.

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IT WAS THE COLDEST WINTER FOR FORTY-FIVE YEARS.

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This is book 10 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1978. (authoritative list)
This is book 21 of 99 in NPR's Top 100 Killer Thriller. (community list)
This is book 25 of 100 in Top 100 Mysteries of All Time (Mystery Writers of America, 1995). (authoritative list)

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  1. Ken Follett (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1978
ISBN: 0877951861
Page Count: 313

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  • Library of Congress: PR6056.O45 1978
  • Dewey: 823.914

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