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- The Best Spy BooksReading list
Eye of the Needle is a spy thriller novel by Ken Follett, first published in 1978. The story is set in the closing stages of World War II and revolves around a Nazi spy who has been sent to Britain to gather intelligence about the D-Day landings. The novel was very popular upon its release and remains one of Follett’s…
- The Best Historical Fiction BooksReading list
This is definitely one of the best historical fiction books ever written. The novel that launched the career of the iconic Welsh author, this is as good as spy stories get.
- Brenda NovakInterview
You mean other books on my list of favourites? There are too many to mention, but Shogun by James Clavell, Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett, The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough, The Alienist by Caleb Carr and Heaven, Texas by Susan Elizabeth Phillips would also be on my list.
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