Index Of The Day Of The Jackal • Plus & Fast

No index is complete without an updating note. In late 2024, a new television adaptation of The Day of the Jackal premiered, starring Eddie Redmayne as the assassin and Lashana Lynch as the MI6 agent hunting him. For those comparing the two:

Forsyth opens the book with an accurate retelling of the actual 1962 attempt on de Gaulle's life by Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry. The subsequent hiring of a "lone wolf" outsider is the fictional departure from these real events. Key Characters Index Of The Day Of The Jackal