num_pages: 400
description: "The Day of the Jackal" is the electrifying story of the struggle to catch a killer before it's too late. It is 1963 and an anonymous Englishman has been hired by the Operations Chief of the O.A.S. to murder General De Gaulle. A failed attempt in the previous year means the target will be nearly impossible to get to. But this latest plot involves a lethal an assassin of legendary talent. Known only as The Jackal, this remorseless and deadly killer must be stopped, but how do you track a man who exists in name alone?
language: English
title: The Day of the Jackal
titlecomplete: The Day of the Jackal
characters: Victor Kowalski, Claude Lebel, the Jackal, Jacqueline Dumas
genres: Thriller, Historical Fiction, Novels, Espionage, Crime, Suspense, Classics, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Fiction
ratings_count: 132663
places: Paris, France
awards: awardedAt: 63100800000
name: Martin Beck Award, awardedAt: 63100800000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Readers Digest