num_pages: 416
description: One of the most celebrated thrillers ever written, 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 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.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? The Day of the Jackal made Frederick Forsyth a world-famous writer overnight and changed the modern thriller. Its appeal is simple - it's just one of the most exciting books ever written.
language: English
title: The Day of the Jackal
titlecomplete: The 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: 132684
places: Paris, France
awards: awardedAt: 63100800000
name: Martin Beck Award, awardedAt: 63100800000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Hutchinson