The Day of the Jackal: The legendary assassination thriller

**Soon to be a major TV series directed by Brian Kirk**

**The 50th Anniversary Edition 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
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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 . . .
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''In a class by itself. Unputdownable'' SUNDAY TIMES

''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