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The Day of the Jackal
- Author
- Frederick Forsyth
- Narrator
- David Rintoul
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publish Date
- 2 June 2011
- Run Time
- 13 hours 2 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Thriller / suspense fiction, Political / legal thriller, Crime and mystery: police procedural
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
What to expect
Brought to you by Penguin
Now a major TV series directed by Brian Kirk and starring Eddie Redmayne!
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 . . .
'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
©2011 Frederick Forsyth (P)2011 Penguin Audio
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Details
- Author
- Frederick Forsyth
- Narrator
- David Rintoul
- Duration
- 13 hours 2 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 June 2011
- ISBN
- 9781446470466
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Random House
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Thriller / suspense fiction, Political / legal thriller, Crime and mystery: police procedural
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
Brought to you by PenguinNow a major TV series directed by Brian Kirk and starring Eddie Redmayne!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 . . .'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©2011 Frederick Forsyth (P)2011 Penguin Audio
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