NMLP P-017962 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Eye of the Needle

Ken Follett · Arbor House (New York) — first US edition; Macdonald & Jane's (London), as 'Storm Island' — true first · 1978

The true first edition is the UK Macdonald & Jane's 'Storm Island' (1978), which preceded the US Arbor House 'Eye of the Needle' (1978). The US Arbor House is the first US edition and bears the title under which the book was awarded the Edgar.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-017962 for "The Eye of the Needle" by Ken Follett (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-017962, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).