description: 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.
language: English
title: Day of the Jackal
titlecomplete: Day of the Jackal
characters: Jacqueline Dumas, the Jackal, Claude Lebel, Victor Kowalski
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, Espionage, Crime, Suspense
ratings_count: 132692
places: Paris, France
awards: awardedAt: 63100800000
name: Martin Beck Award, awardedAt: 63100800000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks