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The one book I must read at least once a year, to remind me how this writing thing is really done. It reminds every thriller writer that perfection has already happened. Tony Kent, Daily Express____________________________One of the most celebrated thrillers ever written, The Day of the Jackal is the electrifying story of the struggle to catch a killer before it's too late. It is 1963 and an anonymous Englishman has been hired by the Operations Chief of the O.A.S. to murder General Charles de Gaulle. A failed attempt the previous year means the target will be nearly impossible to get to. But this latest plot involves a lethal weapon: an assassin of legendary talent.Known only as The Jackal, this remorseless and deadly killer must be stopped. But how do you track a man who exists in name alone?