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The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
Author: Frederick Forsyth
ISBN: 450843
Publication Date: 1971
Pages: 495
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Viking Press / Bantam
Book Type: Paperback
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"Inventive, organized, believable and absolutely spellbinding....suspense fiction at its very best and a cliffhanger par excellence." -- THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
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his mission: kill president charles de gaule
his code name: jackal
his price: half a million dollars
his demand: total secrecy, even from his employers
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All time bestseller
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my favorite book, has been re-read numerous times. FORSYTH got it right with this novel that follows actual historical events. i think most anyone with a nose for entrigue and a good imagination will enjoy this novel based on actual events...........
Susanaque avatar reviewed The Day of the Jackal on + 422 more book reviews
The Jackal. A tall, blond Englishman with opaque grey eyes. A killer at the top of his profession. A man unknown to any secret service in the world. An assassin with a contract to kill the world's most heavily gaurded man....
bobinprovincetown avatar reviewed The Day of the Jackal on + 15 more book reviews
After all these years, this is still a terrific read (the ORIGINAL movie is really good too). Highly recommended.
jasoncavallaro avatar reviewed The Day of the Jackal on + 92 more book reviews
story was ok, but the technical nature of the writing turned me off
knittymama avatar reviewed The Day of the Jackal on + 424 more book reviews
The Jackal. A tall, blond Englishman with opaque, gray eyes. A killer at the top of his profession. A man unknown to any secret service in the world. An assassin with a contract to kill the world's most heavily guarded man.

One man with a rifle who can change the course of history. One man whose mission is so secretive not even his employers know his name. And as the minutes count down to the final act of execution, it seems that there is no power on earth that can stop the Jackal