<p><i>**Soon to be a major TV series directed by Brian Kirk**</i><br><br><b><i>**The 50th Anniversary Edition with a new introduction by Lee Child**</i><br><br>''As gripping now as it was 50 years ago'' </b><i>THE TIMES</i><br><b>''Masterful suspense . . . <i>The Day of the Jackal </i>changed the shape of popular fiction from the moment it was finished'' </b>BEN MACINTYRE<br><b>________________</b><br><br><b>One of the most celebrated thrillers ever written, <i>The Day of the Jackal </i>is the exhilarating story of the struggle to catch a killer before it''s too late.</b><br><br><b>1963.</b> 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. A failed attempt in the previous year means the target will be nearly impossible to reach.<br><br>Only one man could do the job: an assassin of legendary talent known only as The Jackal.<br><br>This remorseless and deadly killer must be stopped.