Bond kann einpacken!: Die Geschichte ist hinlänglich bekannt. Wir wissen schon zu Beginn, dass der Schakal es nicht schaffen wird und der störrische Präsident de Gaulle überleben wird. Wir wissen schon zu Beginn, dass es ein gerüttelt Mass an Organisation und auch Glück braucht, um den Schakal aufzustöbern und dingfest zu machen.

Eindrücklich sind die Schilderung der damaligen Kommunikationsmöglichkeiten und Reisemittel (1963), die politischen Verhältnisse in Europa, die Einmischungspolitik der Franzosen und ihre Auswirkungen, die auf Freiwilligkeit basierende Zusammenarbeit der Geheimdienste und die absolute, zielorientierte, harte Vorgehensweise der Beteiligten sowie die absolute Verwandlungskunst des angeheuerten Killers.

Hammerhaft und spannender als ein Bond. Ebenso physisch und konsequent wie der Neue (Craig). Durchleser.

I've read it a couple of times in the past 30 years. It's a 'must read once' although I found it paled the second time. Definitely a thriller, so if you know the ending, it ruins a lot of the story for me. I think it was a better read back in the 70's when it came out, because the idea was pretty new. Now it's been reused by so many others that it doesn't have the same impact. ( )

I read this book in two days when I was in Berlin. It is another book that helped me get "into" books. The suspense begins immediately and Forsyth does not let you go until the end. ( )

This is one of the great classics in the suspense novel genre, and with good reason. I was stunned by it. This book made me want to go to the library right away and check out every Forsyth novel they had.

You know at the beginning that the assassination plot failed -- it says so -- but that doesn't stop you from clinging to the edge of your seat as your follow The Jackal and those who are chasing him. He's the consummate killer, using money, sex, drugs and whatever other tools are at his disposal to get the job done. He was enthralling and I was rooting for him as well as for Lebel, the policeman chasing him. And the ending was as satisfying as I could have wished. ( )

This is my all-time favorite novel. I re-read it every 1-2 years, and it is always enjoyable and thrilling. The story of an intelligent, unstoppable assassin out to kill Charles de Gaulle, and the immense manhunt orchestrated by an equally brilliant detective. The story has me rooting for both sides alternatively, and every time I read it, I secretly wish that one of these times, the ending will have been rewritten to the other possible outcome.

Two movies have been made based on this book: Fred Zinnemann's 1973 movie, which is very good and close to the book, and the 1997 version with Bruce Willis, which is not worth watching. ( )