Day of the Jackal
A political thriller novel about a professional assassin hired to kill French President Charles de Gaulle. Frederick Forsyth details the meticulous preparations of the anonymous hitman and the parallel efforts of a determined French detective racing to stop him.
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Ranked #789 of 1942
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