The Day of the Jackal (Collector's Library)

One of the greatest thrillers of all time, The Day of the Jackal is anovl about a pofessional assassin who is contractd by the OAS, a French dissident paramilitary organizaztion, to kill Charles de Gaulle, the President of France. Using his own specialised knowledge assembled from his journalistic work and encounters with mercenaries, Forsyth creates a spine-tingling suspenseful tale told in a convincing realistic documentary style. We follow the Jackal, the unnamed assasin, as he plans meticulously for his mission appearing always to be more than one step ahead os the authorities. This dangerous game of cat and mouse grows in intensity as the fascinating and surprising climax nears. On its first publication in 1971, this novel was an overnight sucess and has sold over ten million copies.

Crime / Línguas Estrangeiras / Literatura Estrangeira / Romance policial / Suspense e Mistério