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The Day of the Jackal

By: Frederick Forsyth
Narrated by: David Rintoul
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Summary

One of the most celebrated thrillers ever written, The Day of the Jackal is the electrifying story of an anonymous Englishman who in, the spring of 1963, was hired by Colonel Marc Rodin, Operations Chief of the O. A. S., to assassinate General de Gaulle.

©2011 Frederick Forsyth (P)2011 Random House Audio Go

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A Seminal thriller

As enjoyable to listen to today as it was to read in my youth. A truly seminal work in the thriller genre from a master story teller

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great story brilliantly read.

I first saw the film and thought that was great, but the full story is just so much better.

greAt character development, twists and turns and superb build up to the finale. The superb narration really brought that out and made it one of audio books you couldn'tstop listening to

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One of Frederick Forsyth's best.

A superb story. Well written and well read. Worth hearing again and again. Thank you Mr Forsyth and Mr Rintoul.

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Jackal brilliant

The film is fantastic but the book - especially read here - is unsurpassed. Read so well.

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An absolute classic, Best Audiobook purchase yet

One of the best purchases I have made, recommended to me by Robert Harris.
I was staying In Egletons in France and found the book by my bed and decided to purchase the audiobook and was not dissapointed.
David Rintoul is a fantastic reader I have also listened to his performance of an officer and a spy and he is exceptionally good, the pace of the book never slows and Found i could not stop listening!
At the end of the book I clapped my hands together and shouted out loud ' YES! that was a great book'
I sometimes wish I could wipe my memory of the book at the end and listen all over again And this is certainly one of those books, ill be listeni g to it agai n in a few years time and meanwhile I will be seeking out more books by Frederick Forsyth and more books read by the excellent 'David Rintoul'

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Brilliant

This is a brilliant narration of a brilliant novel...what’s not to like!! I reckon I’ll be listening again, very soon indeed.

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The working of an assassin

Excellent thriller bringing fiction into the factually possible. The planning, plotting and investigative details are beautifully interwoven.
A real anti hero who you are kind of rooting for. Forsyth at his brilliant best.

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One of the best thrillers EVER!

Having read it, watched and now listened to it, I think it stands the test of time as a great thriller.

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Gripped!!

Brilliant narration of an outstanding story, couldn't put it down, so to speak. Kept turning up to work in the morning feeling like an assassin.

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One of the great thrillers

Brilliant narration and gripping plot throughout.
Suberbly crafted with just the right amount of background detail

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