Frederick Forsyth The Day Of Jackal 40th Anniversary Edition 2011

Synopsis

<b>'A year-zero genre reboot that defined the modern movement toward detailed, procedural narrative, where the intrigue is about how, not just what.' </b>LEE CHILD<br><br><b>'Utterly compelling ... And they say genre fiction can't be art' </b><i>THE TIMES </i>(Our favourite 50 novels of the past 70 years) <br><br><b>'As gripping now as it was 50 years ago' </b><i>THE TIMES</i><br><b>________________</b><br><br><b>50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY LEE CHILD</b><br><br>One of the most celebrated thrillers ever written, <i>The Day of the Jackal </i>is the exhilarating story of the struggle to catch a killer before it's too late.<br><br><b>1963.</b> 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. <br><br>Only one man could do the job: an assassin of legendary talent known only as The Jackal. <br><br>This remorseless and deadly killer must be stopped. But he is a man without a name, without an identity; a lethal spectre.<br><br>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.<br><b>________________</b><br><br>'Masterful suspense . . . <i>The Day of the Jackal </i>changed the shape of popular fiction from the moment it was finished' <b>BEN MACINTYRE, </b><i>THE TIMES</i><br><br>'In a class by itself. Unputdownable' <b><i>SUNDAY TIMES</i></b><br><br>'Very clever and immensely entertaining' <i><b>DAILY TELEGRAPH</b></i><br><br>'A perfect example of the adventure story . . . well written, entirely believable, with this intriguing, enigmatic character at its centre' <b>ROBERT HARRIS</b><br><br>'A year-zero, game-changing thriller, one of the most significant of all time' <b>LEE CHILD </b><br><br>'Wonderful and way ahead of its time' <b>JAMES PATTERSON</b><br><br>'An extraordinary book' <b>NICK ROBINSON, BBC RADIO 4 <i>TODAY </i>PROGRAMME</b><br><br>'A masterpiece' <b>MARCUS SCRIVEN, <i>MAIL ON SUNDAY </i></b><br><br> 'I was spellbound . . . riveted by this chilling story.' <b><i>GUARDIAN</i></b>