A page turner ... Review on Day of the Jackal, The - Frederick Forsyth

Nobody who loves thrillers can afford to miss this one. This is a kind of book which you would usually prefer to finish off at one go. If you would like to initiate somebody into reading novels, you can try with this one. It has never failed.

Charles D'Gualle was the post war president of France. During his presidency, Algeria which was a French Colony was given freedom. This was not liked by many in France. Some of them wanted to eliminate D'Gualle from the scene. But many of the assignation attempts failed. It was at this point that they decided to hire a professional killer called 'The Jackal'to do the job.

Frederick Frosyth is known for research that he puts for his books. This is reflected in this one also. The meticulous planning done by 'The Jackal' and the effort by the Police to stop him gets you riveted to the book.