The Day of the Jackal

Frederick Forsyth. First edition, third printing. Dust Jacket: Very Good. An unclipped jacket ($7.95) designed by Paul Bacon. Has a small tear on front/bottom cover. Some chipping and wearing on spine and back cover. The jacket has 0871 as a date code.

Hardcover: Near Fine
New York: The Viking Press, 1971. Red/Grey cloth with design on front cover and red lettering on spine. Solid book, presents well with no markings or writing throughout the book, 380 pp. A book-of-the-month club selection.

This is the English novelist and journalist first book, which won an Edgar Award (1972). Like many of his books, this was also made into a political thriller movie in 1973.

Forsyth's first novel is a mystery-thriller tale about an assassin known only as "The Jackal." He evades authorities as he tracks his high-profile target. The author draws on his experience as a journalist covering the attempted assassination of French president Charles de Gaulle. Like the movie, a very suspenseful book!