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Summary: Perfect reading material for any would be assassin
Review: They are the veterans of the futile war in Algeria. The President cares nothing for them, their cause or their forgotten colony. Attempt after attempt to take the life of the president have failed. Simply put: the OAS is dying. With informers at every level and no money left, they seek retribution. The only man on earth capable of full filling their lust for vengeance is an anonymous, blond english man who calls himself -- The Jackal. Unknown to every police force and secret service on earth, The Jackal does not exist. With a price of half a million dollars The Jackal will assassinate the most heavily guarded man on earth-President Charles de Gualle. With utmost precision and professionalism we follow the Jackal through his elite plan to kill his target. This was a sweet novel. This book should be read by any would-be assassin and by every would-be writer who wants to write about Assassins...
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Summary: Forsyth's very best...great place to start for first timers
Review: This book is a classic. The story is a classic thriller and fast paced. Forsyth is well known to be a classic espionage writer and this book is a testament of that fact. The story is about OAS(A French terrorist outfit) looking to kill the French President. With 6 previously failed attempts at his life the OAS decide to hire a foreign national to do the job. The story revolves arond how this foreign national(code named:Jackal) plans, prepares to do the job and how the French authorities look to foil the plan. A master thriller, a gripping story, hard to put down and Forsyth is in his own league with this book. A great place to start for first time Forsyth readers.
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Summary: An analyze of an assassination
Review: This book is brilliant. I chose to read it after we got it for homework in school. I read a few thrillers and mystery. But this book is on my list of top five books. It's about an assassin whose codename is the Jackal. He is hired to kill the French president de Gaulle. You follow him when he brilliantly plans the murder. You see how he thinks, how he choose the perfect weapon, gets false passports etc. You end up liking him and whish him good luck, while you sometimes might want him to fail. How does Forsyth do that? We meet many other characters through the reading, about fifty. Even if they are too many in a book of over 300 pages, it is not quite hard to follow the plot. Who are then the main characters? Well, the Jackal is one of course. The villain is the Jackal, but who is the hero? Is it Lebel, Rolland or Thomas? In a strange way, you find that the plot is the real main character. All things that happen in the book is just analyze of the attempt of murder on de Gaulle. Everything that happens is important and manipulates the ending of the story. This makes the story very complex and brilliant. You won't waste your time reading 150 pages with nothing happening. Every page is important. Read it, or you'll regret it. I will very soon see the both versions of the movie.
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Summary: While published around in1971...
Review: this book is in no way outdated or old. The swift moving plot, the realistic police methods, the interesting characters, all make for a complete story which never lets you get away - you're hooked from the first page. Much of the story, like many of Frederick Forsyth's books, depend mostly on the characters, how they think, what actions they take or fail to take. This story does not rely on advanced computer systems, super weapons or sinister plots carried out by ex-Nazis from underground bases in South America.
In other words, a good story no matter when you read it.
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