The Day of the Jackal (Audiobook)

from bnielsen

Frankrig, 1963. Organisationen OAS vil dræbe Frankrigs præsident. De er en samling fanatikere, der mener at Algier aldrig burde være opgivet af Frankrig og at Charles de Gaulle derfor er en forræder. Efter nogle mislykkede forsøg (som har fået efterretningstjenesterne til målrettet at forsøge at ...

from Stahl-Ricco

Awesome thriller! It actually started pretty slowly for me, but when it kicked into gear (with the introduction of the Jackal), it really took off! The cat and mouse game between the hired assassin of the French President Charles de Gaulle, the Jackal, and the lead detective from France, Lebel, j...

from Stbalbach

The Day of the Jackal (1971) is a classic thriller/spy novel. Much of it is convincing, some is not, but I couldn't wait to find out what happens next. The Jackal's plan of driving from Italy north to Paris gives the novel structure but it was completely unnecessary, he could have flown into Pari...

from Schmerguls

4670. The Day of the Jackal, by Frederick Forsyth (read 6 Feb 2010) This book is an easy read, and never is dull. It tells of a (fictional) plot to assassinate DeGaulle. The hired killer is meticulous and very cool, and almost succeeds. (One know all the way through he will not succeed since one ...

from zzamboni

This is my all-time favorite novel. I re-read it every 1-2 years, and it is always enjoyable and thrilling. The story of an intelligent, unstoppable assassin out to kill Charles de Gaulle, and the immense manhunt orchestrated by an equally brilliant detective. The story has me rooting for both si...