The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
"The Day of the Jackal" is a suspenseful thriller that revolves around an unnamed and highly skilled professional assassin who is hired by a French dissident paramilitary organization to kill Charles de Gaulle, the President of France. The novel intricately details the meticulous preparations of the assassin, his many disguises, and his method of operation, while also depicting the desperate efforts of the French police to uncover his identity and prevent the assassination, leading to a tense cat-and-mouse chase across Europe.
The 385th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1971
- Nationality
- British
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 350-400
- Words
- 143,000
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following lists:
- 17th on Tozai Mystery Best 100 (2012 Revision) (Shūkan Bunshun (Japanese Newspaper))
- 17th on The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time (Crime Writers' Association)
- 19th on Top 100 Killer Thrillers (NPR)
- 20th on The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time (Mystery Writers of America)
- 109th on The Big Read (BBC)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- Best Books (Fiction, Prose) : Experts Choose Their Favourites (The Book "Best Books")
- The 100 Best Crime Novels and Thrillers since 1945 (The Times)
- The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels in English Since 1950 (The Modern Library (Book))
- The 100 Best Books in the World (AbeBooks.de (in German))