{"product_id":"9780099557364","title":"The Day of the Jackal","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Frederick Forsyth\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 April 2011 by Cornerstone (Arrow Books Ltd) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e199 x 130 x 26mm | 276g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e** 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 TIMESOne 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1963. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly one man could do the job: an assassin of legendary talent known only as The Jackal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis remorseless and deadly killer must be stopped. But he is a man without a name, without an identity; a lethal spectre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can you stop an assassin nobody can identify? The task falls to the best detective in France - and the price of failure is unthinkable . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders can't stop reading The Day of the Jackal . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I loved, loved, loved this book which is in a category that I don't usually read.' 5-star reader review'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.' 5-star reader review'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.' 5-star reader review 'This is, without question, the best thriller I have ever read.' 5-star reader reviewMore love for The Day of the Jackal . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Frederick Forsyth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64839158104413,"sku":"9780099557364","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9780099557364.jpg?v=1780057516","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9780099557364","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}