The Day of the Jackal

** NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES STARRING EDDIE REDMAYNE ** ''As gripping now as it was 50 years ago'' THE TIMES ''Masterful suspense . . . The Day of the Jackal changed the shape of popular fiction from the moment it was finished'' BEN MACINTYRE ''In a class by itself. Unputdownable'' SUNDAY TIMES ________________ One of the most celebrated thrillers ever written, The Day of the Jackal is the exhilarating story of the struggle to catch a killer before it''s too late. 1963. An anonymous Englishman is hired by the Operations Chief of French terrorist organisation O.A.S. to murder the French president, General Charles de Gaulle. A failed attempt in the previous year means the target will be nearly impossible to reach. Only one man could do the job: an assassin of legendary talent known only as The Jackal. This remorseless and deadly killer must be stopped. But he is a man without a name, without an identity; a lethal spectre. How can you stop an assassin nobody can identify? The task falls to the best detective in France - and the price of failure is unthinkable . . . ________________ Readers can''t stop reading The Day of the Jackal . . . ***** ''I loved, loved, loved this book which is in a category that I don''t usually read.'' ***** ''A very remarkable and memorable thriller – while the other novels of this sort are usually forgotten too soon this book has stuck in my head for good.'' ***** ''Still Amazing the Second Time Around - 5 Stars!'' ***** ''This book is one of the best books in its genre. Haven''t found a book which can be at par with The Day of the Jackal.'' ***** ''This is, without question, the best thriller I have ever read.'' ________________ More love for The Day of the Jackal . . . ''Very clever and immensely entertaining'' DAILY TELEGRAPH ''A perfect example of the adventure story . . . well written, entirely believable, with this intriguing, enigmatic character at its centre'' ROBERT HARRIS ''A year-zero, game-changing thriller, one of the most significant of all time'' LEE CHILD ''Wonderful and way ahead of its time'' JAMES PATTERSON ''An extraordinary book'' NICK ROBINSON, BBC RADIO 4 TODAY PROGRAMME ''A masterpiece'' MARCUS SCRIVEN, MAIL ON SUNDAY ''I was spellbound . . . riveted by this chilling story'' GUARDIAN