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The Day of the Jackal
In 1963 a secret group of French extremists hires a British professional killer to assassinate President de Gaulle. French police race to identify him before he reaches Paris.
- First published
- 1971
- Pace
- medium
- Length
- medium
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like procedural suspense where meticulous planning drives the tension, even though you know history.
Skip this if you want deep character studies, because this is told mostly through process.
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