The Day of the Jackal -- Frederick Forsyth

<b>THE CLASSIC THRILLER FROM #1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLING AUTHOR FREDERICK FORSYTH</b> <p/><b>"<i>The Day of the Jackal</i> makes such comparable books such as <i>The Manchurian Candidate</i> and <i>The Spy Who Came in from the Cold</i> seem like Hardy Boy mysteries."--<i>The New York Times </i></b> <p/>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. <p/>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.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Frederick Forsyth<br><b>Publisher:</b> G.P. Putnam's Sons<br><b>Published:</b> 09/04/2012<br><b>Pages:</b> 432<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.70lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.00d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780451239372<br><b>Age Range:</b> 18-UP<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Frederick Forsyth</b> is the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of seventeen novels, including <i>The Day of the Jackal</i> and <i>The Odessa File</i>, as well as short story collections and a memoir. A former Air Force pilot, and one-time print and television reporter for the BBC, he has had four movies and two television miniseries made from his works. He is