The day of the Jackal
- 416 pages
- 15 hours of reading
The story of an anonymous Englishman who, in the spring of 1963, was hired by the Operations Chief of O.A.S. to assassinate General de Gaulle.
Frederick Forsyth is a master of suspenseful storytelling, renowned for his meticulous explorations of political intrigue and international thrillers. With a journalist's eye for detail and authenticity, he immerses readers in the heart of dramatic events. His style is characterized by thorough research and a realistic depiction of the world of espionage and action. Forsyth's approach to writing, honed through his journalistic career, lends his novels an unshakable sense of credibility and tension.







The story of an anonymous Englishman who, in the spring of 1963, was hired by the Operations Chief of O.A.S. to assassinate General de Gaulle.
collection of five heart-stopping stories from the master thriller writer The multi-million copy bestselling Frederick Forsyth is back on familiar ground. And for Forysth that means murder, mystery, intrigue, deception and revenge. The five stories in this stunning collection move from London to Sienna, from the Second World War to the battle of Little Big Horn. Whether his theme is international espionage, miraculous events in war-torn Italy or a Customs and Excise drugs bust these stories all have one thing in common -Forsyth's trademark of compulsive storytelling, his clinical eye for authentic detail and an unnerving sense of suspense. Frederick Forsyth remains the master of the unexpected twist in the tale.
The Jackal. A tall, blond Englishman with opaque, gray eyes. A killer at the top of his profession. A man unknown to any secret service in the world. An assassin with a contract to kill the world's most heavily guarded man.One man with a rifle who can change the course of history. One man whose mission is so secretive not even his employers know his name. And as the minutes count down to the final act of execution, it seems that there is no power on earth that can stop the Jackal.
Deception, blackmail, murder, revenge – these are the themes of stories that move from London to the coast of Spain, from Mauritius to Dublin to Dordogne. Whether his subject is assassination by stealth, the cruel confidence trick or the cold shock of coincidence, Frederick Forsyth is never less than compulsive, the detail always authentic.
A group of SS survivors is planning to carry out Hitler's "final solution" 20 years after his death.
When a terrorist known as the Preacher, targets for assassination a retired Marine general, whose son is TOSA's top hunter of men, the terrorist becomes the hunted -- landing him at the top of TOSA's Kill List.
An old man is arrested when council workers find something in the wall of his house ; a young student gets a job as a building worker and makes a dangerous enemy ; a bank managers goes on holiday to a tropical island. When he goes fishing, his life changes for ever.
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Plan Aurora, hatched in a remote dacha in the forest outside Moscow and initiated with relentless brilliance and skill, is a plan within a plan that, in its spine-chilling ingenuity, breaches the ultra-secret Fourth Protocol and turns the fears that shaped it into a living nightmare.