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The Day of the Jackal, by Frederick Forsyth

By Peter on Jun 1, 2008 in Excellent book, Frederick Forsyth, Thriller, bestseller, book review

The Day of the Jackal, by master thriller writer Frederick Forsyth is a novel whose main character is the Frederick Forsyth: The Day of the JackalJackal. The Jackal was a real terrorist, at the time extremely high profile and very terrifying and infamous.  Forsyth, of course writes fiction, and he takes the liberty of creating a fictional plot around this real character, which he has also given fictional characteristics.

The plot of the book is a (fictional) account of an attempt by this terrorist to assassinate president Charles de Gaulle. And what a plot it is, and what a magnificent thriller Forsyth has made of it.

The Day of the Jackal is very well written and very exciting. The intense style and suspense that sets Forsyth apart as a writer and master of the thriller genre is visible already here in this early book. An extremely worthwhile read! And, yes, the movie with the same name is based on this book!

Links to Frederick Forsyth’s books at amazon US and amazon UK.
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