“A year-zero genre reboot that defined the modern movement toward detailed, procedural narrative, where the intrigue is about how, not just what.”
— LEE CHILD
“A perfect example of the adventure story . . . well written, entirely believable, with this intriguing, enigmatic character at its centre”
— ROBERT HARRIS
“Masterful suspense . . . The Day of the Jackal changed the shape of popular fiction from the moment it was finished”
— BEN MACINTYRE, THE TIMES
“A year-zero, game-changing thriller, one of the most significant of all time”
— LEE CHILD
“Utterly compelling ... And they say genre fiction can't be art”
— THE TIMES
“I was spellbound . . . riveted by this chilling story.”
— GUARDIAN
“As gripping now as it was 50 years ago”
— THE TIMES
“Very clever and immensely entertaining”
— DAILY TELEGRAPH
“In a class by itself. Unputdownable”
— SUNDAY TIMES
“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
The Day of the Jackal
Year
1971
Pages
416
Tags
Praise
“A year-zero genre reboot that defined the modern movement toward detailed, procedural narrative, where the intrigue is about how, not just what.”
— LEE CHILD
“A perfect example of the adventure story . . . well written, entirely believable, with this intriguing, enigmatic character at its centre”
— ROBERT HARRIS
“Masterful suspense . . . The Day of the Jackal changed the shape of popular fiction from the moment it was finished”
— BEN MACINTYRE, THE TIMES
“A year-zero, game-changing thriller, one of the most significant of all time”
— LEE CHILD
“Utterly compelling ... And they say genre fiction can't be art”
— THE TIMES
“I was spellbound . . . riveted by this chilling story.”
— GUARDIAN
“As gripping now as it was 50 years ago”
— THE TIMES
“Very clever and immensely entertaining”
— DAILY TELEGRAPH
“In a class by itself. Unputdownable”
— SUNDAY TIMES
“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
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