The Day Of The Jackal By Frederick Forsyth First Published: 1971 To my Mother and Father 1963 The OAS is losing financing, losing support and losing members. Fast. The new operations chief, Colonal Marc Rodin, plans the hit that will work. It will bring back the supporters to bring him to power. The plan of the Jackal was launched. The Jackal was an anonymous Englishman, outstanding in his profession - assassin. Yet the police did not know about him. He was the ideal candidate for the OAS's work. The French authorities must put many plans into action to try to hunt down and stop this Jackal - a hunt that goes on right to the last moment...