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Summary: The Ultimate Assassin
Review: Its a story of one man working on one contract. After this job he will not need to work anymore. The price is high because the prize is huge--France. Its a cat-and-mouse game between the Jackal and the French Colonel Rolland as the Jackal plans the assassination and Rolland tries to stop him. But who is Rolland looking for? No one knows who the Jackal is. He has no partners, no connections, no name. This is the best novel I have ever read. EVER.
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Summary: A superb suspense novel told by a true master.
Review: I loved this book. I read it many years ago and then re-read it more recently. Frederick Forsyth is a master. He portrays such interesting characters is such a sublime, eloquent manner. He builds suspense bit by bit in an incredibly analytical and seamless manner.Not only is the suspense so well developed, but so are the characters. You really get inside of their lives, especially the police inspector who methodically hunts down the assassin. His main character, Le Chacal, the assassin, is so controlled and so smooth. The assassin is a master of disguise and evasion, and perhaps the coldest man on earth. He is willing and able to kill to fulfill his mission - the assassination of Charles de Gaulle. Yes, Frederick Forsyth is a master. A master storyteller and a master suspense builder. This is a superbly well-written novel that will draw you in, making you read until the wee hours of the evening, or morning.
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Summary: Maybe the Greatest Thriller Ever!
Review: Frederick Forsyth's novel, 'The Day of the jackel,' is one of the all time great suspense thrillers, if not the best. 'Jackel' is the story of a army officer plot to assassinate the President of France, Charles De Gaulle, in the early sixties. Disappointed over De Gualle's decision to withdraw French troops from Algeria, several army officers hire a resourceful international assassin, code named 'Jackel,' to do away with him in the hopes of bringing down the government. French authorities get wind of the plot and put thier top investigator on the case. The tale that follows is one of excitment and suspense as the Jackel uses all of his cunning to outwit his French opponents and to get close enough to De Gaulle. This is certainly the best suspense novel I have ever read and I would definatly recommend it to anyone! Fantastic!
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Summary: High tension excitement.
Review: Frederick Forsyth's best novel in my opinion. Based partly upon fact (OAS, and the numerous plots to kill DeGaulle), Forsyth's work is stylish, exciting and tense from beginning to end. Don't miss this one!
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Summary: Fascinating and very Descriptive
Review: Frederick Forsyth has written this book in sucha wonderful manner that it seems that the operation is happening in front of your eyes. You can feel it as if it a movie running in front of you. Frederick keeps us at the end of our seats till the last word is read. He starts the novel with a mystery and ends with the mystery
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Summary: Skillful Narration
Review: From page one, the reader knows that the assasin in 'The Day of the Jackal' will not be successful. And yet, as the novel comes nearer and nearer to its conclusion, one wonders how it is the authorities actually catch The Jackal. Forsyth does an amazing job of stringing all of us along as we wind our way to the end. His attention to detail and descriptive prose is riveting. One has to ponder if assasins would be more successful if they had the same cunning and devious nature as Forsyth.
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Summary: ...and then so many questions...
Review: Mr. Forsyth was crazy to set such a high standard in the art of writing political thrillers. His incredible attention to detail is mind boggling. It leaves one wondering where lies the fact and where the fiction. Could there be lone individuals who do this kind of contract killing? How did Rodin find the Jackal? What kind of research did he do? I strongly recommend this book. As someone wote earlier, I wish I could give it 12 stars!
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Summary: Forsyth sells out to find a corny ending...
Review: I was impressed with "The Day of the Jackal" for quite a long time, while I was reading the book... that is until the unstoppable criminal's identity was actually discovered... When the agent (in a bar) "HEARS that a blonde English Man with a British accent is the potential assasin," I decided that Forsyth couldn't come up with a RESPECTABLE way to tie the story together and therefore had to resort to finding the identity of the assasin through bar-room gossip. What a waste of reading light, this one turned out to be! If dear reader were to ignore this single downfall of the story, I would say that the rest of the story is pretty entertaining and a worthwhile read. I, however, am not that forgiving!
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Summary: The best adventure/espionage thriller ever
Review: Day of the Jackal is not just Frederick Forsyth's best book; it's the best book in it's genre. A political killer code-named "The Jackal" is hired to assassinate Charles De Gaulle, president of France. He is the best, not appearing on any police file. But through one small twist of fate, the French authorities learn of this plot, and set Claude Lebel, their best detective to find The Jackal. From there, the race is on, and Forsyth gives the reader front-row seats. He has created a sizzling rivalry between the cold-blooded assassin and the one policeman talented enough to stop him, and the suspense never lets up. Through deception, betrayal, and luck, Lebel tracks the killer throughout Europe, ending in the climactic assassination attempt itself. Based on true events, the obvious outcome doesn't take away from the thrill of the chase. This is the book that set the standard for others to try and follow
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Summary: The Psycology of a Killer
Review: This excellent book deals with the psycology of a kill. We are given an insight into the mind of the otherwise sectretive blond Englishman, the hired assasain of General Charles de Gaulle,and in his obviously disturbed but brilliant mind we can see how such a person works. A brilliant piece of writing by Forsyth! The plot is past moving and involved, with the rapidly crumbling and desperate OAS pinning all their hopes on this Englishman, while the no less than compelling French detectives stop at nothing to find him before his bullet finds the President. Between these two factions the Jackal moves silently, going about his deadly purpose with a singular and cold manner, chilling the reader with his efficiency and intelligence. A wonderful book, unputdownable.
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