{"product_id":"9780099557364","title":"The Day of the Jackal","description":"\u003cb\u003e** NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES STARRING EDDIE REDMAYNE **\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'As gripping now as it was 50 years ago' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Masterful suspense . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Day of the Jackal \u003c\/i\u003echanged the shape of popular fiction from the moment it was finished' \u003c\/b\u003eBEN MACINTYRE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'In a class by itself. Unputdownable' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the most celebrated thrillers ever written, \u003ci\u003eThe Day of the Jackal \u003c\/i\u003eis the exhilarating story of the struggle to catch a killer before it's too late.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1963.\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnly one man could do the job: an assassin of legendary talent known only as The Jackal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis remorseless and deadly killer must be stopped. But he is a man without a name, without an identity; a lethal spectre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReaders can't stop reading The Day of the Jackal . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I \u003cb\u003eloved, loved, loved this book \u003c\/b\u003ewhich is in\u003cb\u003e a category that I don't usually read.' \u003c\/b\u003e5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A very \u003cb\u003eremarkable \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003ememorable \u003c\/b\u003ethriller – while the other novels of this sort are usually forgotten too soon this book has\u003cb\u003e stuck in my head for good.' \u003c\/b\u003e5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eThis book is \u003cb\u003eone of the best books in its genre\u003c\/b\u003e. Haven't found a book which can be at par with \u003ci\u003eThe Day of the Jackal\u003c\/i\u003e.' 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e '\u003c\/b\u003eThis is, without question, \u003cb\u003ethe best thriller I have ever read.' \u003c\/b\u003e5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore love for The Day of the Jackal . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Very clever and immensely entertaining' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A perfect example of the adventure story . . . well written, entirely believable, with this intriguing, enigmatic character at its centre' \u003c\/b\u003eROBERT HARRIS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A year-zero, game-changing thriller, one of the most significant of all time' \u003c\/b\u003eLEE CHILD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wonderful and way ahead of its time' \u003c\/b\u003eJAMES PATTERSON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An extraordinary book' \u003c\/b\u003eNICK ROBINSON, BBC RADIO 4 \u003ci\u003eTODAY \u003c\/i\u003ePROGRAMME\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterpiece' \u003c\/b\u003eMARCUS SCRIVEN, \u003ci\u003eMAIL ON SUNDAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I was spellbound . . . riveted by this chilling story' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Frederick Forsyth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":47432513913044,"sku":"9780099557364","price":21.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_74983730-7090-4d42-8555-2de405333fac.jpg?v=1767991993","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780099557364","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}