The Day of the Jackal
From Shelf: The BBC's Big Read 2003
It is 1963 and an anonymous Englishman has been hired by the Operations Chief of the OAS to murder General de Galle. A failed attempt in the previous year means the target will be nearly impossible to get to. But this latest plot involves a lethal weapon: an assassin of legendary talent.
**Soon to be a major TV series directed by Brian Kirk****The 50th Anniversary Edition with a new introduction by Lee Child**'As gripping now as it was 50 years ago' THE TIMES'Masterful suspense . . . The Day of the Jackal changed the shape of popular fiction from the moment it was finished' BEN MACINTYRE________________One of the most celebrated thrillers ever written, The Day of the Jackal is the exhilarating story of the struggle to catch a killer before it's too late.1963. An anonymous Englishman is hired by the Operations Chief of French terrorist organisation O.A.S. to murder the French president, General Charles de Gaulle. A failed attempt in the previous year means the target will be nearly impossible to reach.Only one man could do the job: an assassin of legendary talent known only as The Jackal.This remorseless and deadly killer must be stopped. But he is a man without a name, without an identity; a lethal spectre.How can you stop an assassin nobody can identify? The task falls to the best detective in France - and the price of failure is unthinkable . . .________________'In a class by itself. Unputdownable' SUNDAY TIMES'Very clever and immensely entertaining' DAILY TELEGRAPH'A perfect example of the adventure story . . . well written, entirely believable, with this intriguing, enigmatic character at its centre' ROBERT HARRIS'A year-zero, game-changing thriller, one of the most significant of all time' LEE CHILD'Wonderful and way ahead of its time' JAMES PATTERSON'An extraordinary book' NICK ROBINSON, BBC RADIO 4 TODAY PROGRAMME'A masterpiece' MARCUS SCRIVEN, MAIL ON SUNDAY'I was spellbound . . . riveted by this chilling story' GUARDIAN
RRP: £9.99
Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN: 9780099557364
