The spectacular rise and dramatic fall of super-assassin Carlos the Jackal—one of history’s most infamous terrorist masterminds and the inspiration for numerous celebrated works of pop culture—told with new revelations from the Jackal himself, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Black Flags.
Coming this summer
“CAN’T-PUT-IT-DOWN THRILLER, ABSORBING PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY, METICULOUS DETECTIVE STORY, ILLUMINATING SAGA—Joby Warrick's brilliant Jackal does it all..”
--David Maraniss, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of When Pride Still Mattered and Path Lit by Lightning”
“BRIMS WITH AUTHENTICITY EVEN AS IT DELIVERS THE ROLLERCOASTER-LIKE RUSH OF A TAUT THRILLER. The Jackal is a riveting portrait of the larger-than-life man who invented the role of celebrity terrorist. Not to be missed.”
--David McCloskey, former CIA analyst and bestselling author of London Station
Previous books by Joby Warrick
Author and Journalist
Joby Warrick
Joby Warrick is a best-selling author and a longtime national security reporter for The Washington Post. He has been twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize, for his newspaper journalism and for his 2015 book “Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS.