The day of the jackal.

380 pages

English language

Published Jan. 8, 1971 by Viking Press.

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Very realistic look into what may have been a very real possibility

4 stars

Obviously it's fiction, but apparently the plot described in the book was a very real fear of the SDECE, and like in the book may have been impossible to discuss without sheer luck on the investigators' part. Brilliantly written, and I really love the opening describing actual events to anchor the book in reality.

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Subjects

  • Gaulle, Charles de, 1890-1970 -- Assassination attempts -- Fiction
  • Attempted assassination -- Fiction
  • Assassins -- Fiction
  • France -- Fiction