description: The Jackal. A killer at the top of his profession, unknown to any secret service in the world. An assassin with a contract to kill the world's most heavily guarded man. A tall, blond Englishman with opaque, gray eyes, who with a rifle can change the course of history. One man whose mission is so secretive not even his employers know his name. It seems there is no power on earth that can stop the Jackal, and time is counting down to the final act of execution.
language: English
title: Day of the Jackal
titlecomplete: Day of the Jackal
characters: Jacqueline Dumas, Claude Lebel, the Jackal, Victor Kowalski
genres: Suspense, Mystery, Fiction, Espionage, Thriller, Historical Fiction, Crime, Classics, Novels, Mystery Thriller
ratings_count: 132697
places: Paris, France
awards: awardedAt: 63100800000
name: Martin Beck Award, awardedAt: 63100800000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Ulverscroft