The Crossing vs The Day of the Jackal: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Thriller, Fiction
The Crossing
Detective Harry Bosch has retired from the LAPD, but his half-brother, defense attorney Mickey Haller, needs his help. A woman has been brutally murdered in her bed and all evidence points to Haller's client, a former…
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The Day of the Jackal
In a class by itself. Unputdownable' Sunday TimesOne of the most celebrated thrillers ever written, The Day of the Jackal is the electrifying story of an anonymous Englishman who in, the spring of 1963, was hired by…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Day of the Jackal has the widest readership — 149030 ratings behind its score.
- The Crossing runs the darker storyline; The Day of the Jackal stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Crossing | The Day of the Jackal | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (74535) | 4.3 (149030) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (116) | 4.2 (204) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (2025) | 4.5 (384) |
Reception
| The Crossing | The Day of the Jackal | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 74535 | 149030 |
| Editions | 1 | 69 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 16194 | 295 |
| Reading it now | 7408 | 6 |
| Written reviews | 4599 | 16 |
| Wikipedia attention | 408 | 21957 |
| Pages | — | 377 |