18 books like The Day of the Jackal

What to read after The Day of the Jackal — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Fantômas Pierre Souvestre · 1900 · ★ 3.7 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate “One episode simply melts away as the next takes over” (The New York Times) in this deliciously sinister turn-of-the-century tale of a French evil genius run rampant. Three appalling crimes leave all of Paris aghast: the Marquise de Langruen is hacked to death, the Princess Sonia is robbed, and Lord Beltham is found dead, stuffed into a trunk. Inspector Juve knows that all the clues point to one… Shares France, Literature, Thriller

Between Two Fires

Between Two Fires Christopher Buehlman · 2012 · ★ 4.3 · 456p · ≈ 15h · Moderate And Lucifer said: “Let us rise against Him now in all our numbers, and pull the walls of heaven down…” The year is 1348. Thomas, a disgraced knight, has found a young girl alone in a dead Norman village. An orphan of the Black Death, and an almost unnerving picture of innocence, she tells Thomas that plague is only part of a larger cataclysm—that the fallen angels under Lucifer are rising… Shares France, Historical Fiction

The Winter of Frankie Machine

The Winter of Frankie Machine Don Winslow · 2006 · ★ 4.5 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Frankie Machianno, a hard-working entrepreneur, passionate lover, part-time surf bum, and full-time dad, is a widely recognized pillar of his waterfront community. He is also a retired hit man. Once better known as Frankie Machine, he was a brutally efficient killer. Now someone from his past wants him dead, and after a botched attempt on his life, Frankie sets out to find his potential killers.… Shares Assassins, Thriller

With a Mind to Kill Anthony Horowitz · 2022 · ★ 4.5 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate **It is M's funeral. One man is missing from the graveside: the traitor who pulled the trigger and who is now in custody, accused of M's murder—James Bond.** Behind the Iron Curtain, a group of former Smersh agents want to use the British spy in an operation that will change the balance of world power. Bond is smuggled into the lion's den—but whose orders is he following, and will he obey them… Shares Fiction - Espionage, Espionage, Historical Fiction, Thriller

The untouchable John Banville · 1997 · ★ 4.0 · 409p · ≈ 13h · Moderate (From the Hardcover edition) Twenty years after his "retirement," ex-spy Victor Maskell attempts to come to terms with what has happened to his life by embarking on his memoirs. This is the plot which fuels Banville's stunning new novel--a story that goes beyond the mere facts of espionage to penetrate the intricate heart of the spy. Shares Literature and fiction, Espionage, Literature

The Eagle has Flown Henry Patterson · 1976 · ★ 3.3 · 335p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares Assassination attempts, Attempted assassination, Assassins with this book.

The Paris Daughter

The Paris Daughter Kristin Harmel · 2023 · ★ 4.5 · 442p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Instant New York Times bestseller!“A gorgeous, gut-wrenching” (Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author) historical novel about two mothers facing unthinkable choices as the Nazis invade France—from the New York Times bestselling author Kristin Harmel. Paris, 1939: Young mothers Elise and Juliette become fast friends the day they meet in the beautiful Bois de Boulogne. Though there is a… Shares France

The Red Cobra

The Red Cobra Rob Sinclair · 2017 · 374p · ≈ 12h · Moderate 370 pages ; 21 cm Shares Assassins

The Storybook Killer

The Storybook Killer Keri Beevis Shares Thriller with this book.

Bad August

Bad August Dan Ahearn Shares Thriller with this book.

The Green Wound Contract

The Green Wound Contract Philip Atlee Shares Thriller with this book.

Room at the Inn

Room at the Inn L.L. Bartlett Shares Thriller with this book.

Paw and Order

Paw and Order Spencer Quinn In the seventh installment in the brilliant New York Times bestselling mystery series, canine narrator Chet and PI Bernie Little journey to Washington, DC, and the dog-eat-dog world of our nation’s capital.Chet and Bernie pay a visit to Bernie’s girlfriend, Suzie Sanchez, an ace reporter living in far-off Washington, DC. She’s working on a big story she can’t talk about, but when her source, a… Shares Thriller

The Stepson

The Stepson Diane Saxon ‘An intensely dark thriller’ Ross GreenwoodWhen your whole life becomes one big lie…The night my mum disappeared, after a panicked 3am phonecall, I knew something was wrong.The police tried to reassure me. There had to be a logical explanation, they said – perhaps she’s taking a break after the tragic death of my father.But I know my mum.Or do I?She would never leave without telling me.Or would… Shares Thriller

Last Girl Ghosted

Last Girl Ghosted Lisa Unger · 2021 · ★ 3.6 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "A five-alarm fire of a situation…the surprises keep coming." —The New York Times  Secrets, obsession and vengeance converge in this riveting thriller about an online dating match turned deadly cat-and-mouse game, from the New York Times bestselling author of Confessions on the 7:45She met him through a dating app. An intriguing picture on a screen, a date at a downtown bar. What she thought… Shares Thriller

An Alafia Hijaking

An Alafia Hijaking Thad Diaz Shares Thriller with this book.

Soldiers of Babylon

Soldiers of Babylon Dan Flanigan Shares Thriller with this book.

Pestilence

Pestilence Randall Wood The bombing of an American Embassy in Africa pulls Special Agent Jack Randall out of his current doghouse status with the FBI and sends him on the trail of one of the worlds most wanted terrorist. While sifting through the debris, his team discovers a mysterious shipment of medications. Medications they soon discover that are valuable enough to kill for. Jack is forced to embark on two missions,… Shares Thriller

About the book { book.title } → · Compare with Fantômas ⚔