Thriller Crime Historical fiction 1990

Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth

Published in Spanish as Chacal

An anonymous Englishman is hired by the Operations Chief of French terrorist organisation O.A.S. to murder the French president, General Charles de Gaulle.

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What it is

Someone passing as someone they're not · it messes with your head

What happens in it

False identity

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How it's told

Who tells it
A narrator who knows it all
Pulls you in with
The plot
Style
Easy to get into

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you like reading with your heart in your mouth
  • you like a book that makes you think
  • you're drawn to the dark side of people

Maybe not if…

  • how it's written matters more to you than what happens

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