The Day of The Jackal
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It is 1963 and an anonymous Englishman has been hired by the Operations Chief of the OAS to murder General de Galle. A failed attempt in the previous year means the target will be nearly impossible to...
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Forlagsbeskrivelse af The Day Of The Jackal The Legendary Assassination Thriller af Frederick Forsyth
It is 1963 and an anonymous Englishman has been hired by the Operations Chief of the OAS to murder General de Galle. A failed attempt in the previous year means the target will be nearly impossible to get to. But this latest plot involves a lethal weapon: an assassin of legendary talent. * Soon to be a major TV series directed by Brian Kirk and starring Eddie Redmayne! *The 50th Anniversary Edition of the legendary assassination thriller, with a new introduction by Lee Child.''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
Detaljer
Forlag
Arrow Books Ltd
ISBN
9780099557364
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
400
Udgivelsesdato
07-04-2011
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
1813197
EAN nr.
9780099557364
Varegruppe
Fiction
Højde/Dybde (mm)
26
Bredde (mm)
199
Længde (mm)
130
Vægt (g)
276