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The Day of the Jackal (1971)

by Frederick Forsyth

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France, infuriated by Charles de Gaulle's withdrawal from Algeria, had failed in six known attempts to assassinate the General. This book postulates that the seventh, mostly deadly attempt involved a professional killer-for-hire who would be unknown to the French Police. His code name: Jackal. His price: half a million dollars. His demand: total secrecy, even from his employers. Step by painstaking step, we follow the Jackal in his meticulous planning, from the fashioning of a specially made rifle to the devising of his approach to the time and the place where the General is to meet the Jackal's bullet. The only obstacle in his path is a small, diffident, rumpled policeman, who happens to be considered by his boss the best detective in France: Deputy Commissaire Claude Lebel.… (more)
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  dgmathis | Mar 16, 2023 |
I read this book many years back and was on the edge of my seat. At that time, I had not read about Charles de Gaulle and only knew him as the President of France. I did not know he had died in his bed, and when I read the book, I wanted 'The Jackal' to succeed. He had to fail, of course.

When I read the book this time, I was engrossed by the description of the detailed planning of the assassination and the chase. You must be knowledgeable, disciplined, and focused if you want to be a high-level crook, as the book demonstrates.

It is a brilliant book, and has lost none of its charm over the years. ( )
  RajivC | Nov 3, 2022 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Forsyth, Frederickprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Brown, RichardNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Escott, Johnsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Hernández, RamónTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Niessen-Hossele, J.F.Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Prebble, SimonNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Rintoul, DavidNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Tropea, MarcoTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Zacharow, ChristopherIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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France, infuriated by Charles de Gaulle's withdrawal from Algeria, had failed in six known attempts to assassinate the General. This book postulates that the seventh, mostly deadly attempt involved a professional killer-for-hire who would be unknown to the French Police. His code name: Jackal. His price: half a million dollars. His demand: total secrecy, even from his employers. Step by painstaking step, we follow the Jackal in his meticulous planning, from the fashioning of a specially made rifle to the devising of his approach to the time and the place where the General is to meet the Jackal's bullet. The only obstacle in his path is a small, diffident, rumpled policeman, who happens to be considered by his boss the best detective in France: Deputy Commissaire Claude Lebel.

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