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 Top Class April 1, 2008
After reading this book I almost wanted to read it again because it was so good.
I didnt want to put it down because I wanted to know what was going to happen next.
I recommend this book to anyone that is thinking of buy a Frederick Forsyth book.
the smartest person is the deadliest one you have to find... January 14, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
These is no doubt FF first book is still his best work. all the plots and navigation towards the event. I like it the way is like cat and mouse chasing to the final arena (the assasination). I am glad i read it 2 times one time in the 80s and another in year 2007. Still will read again maybe 10 years later.
Forsyth's first and best novel October 14, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Published in 1971,Forsyth use his journalism background to good effect,building up suspense based on detailed factual research.When you consider that,after all,we know the end before we pick up the book(I think everyone knows De Gaulle wasn't offed by a hitman)he does it supremely well.
His knowledge of 1960's France can't be faulted,and it certainly is a page-turner,it will keep your attention throughout.Highly recommended.
A word of warning for anyone new to Forsyth.His first three novels(this,"The Odessa File" and "The Dogs Of War")are very good,well-written,original books.His later books,from "The Devil's Alternative" onwards,suffer from Thatcher-worship,an increasingly deranged right-wing view of the world,and a view that somehow intelligence agencies,especially the British ones,are the be-all and end-all of the modern world.Thatcher was,according to Nigel Lawson,"besotted" with the British intelligence services-Forsyth falls into the same trap in his later writing.Avoid anything he wrote after "The Dogs of War".
Utterly Brilliant! June 23, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is probably one of the best thrillers ever written. It will send you on a rollercoaster ride of suspense and intrigue. I don't want to say much as I am afraid that I might give the plot away.
All I will say to any new reader is the following;
1) Don't skip any pages!
2) Don't worry if you are not sure about the french phrases.
Brilliant! September 3, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is the original crime/suspense thriller and still the best. In over 10 years of trying I have still not found a thriller novel to compare to The Day of the Jackal. Mr Forsyth hooks you right in and the plot is so pacey and so clever you just won't want to stop reading. I doubt you'll ever read a bad review of this book and I only wish I could find more like it.
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