The Assignment. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Assignment
Dan Gordon, 2014
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Christian Duguay, 1997

Jack Shaw has witnessed terror up close. As a seasoned CIA agent, he has relentlessly pursued the notorious international assassin, Carlos “The Jackal” Sanchez, for over two decades. Shaw narrowly escaped Carlos’ destructive bombing of a Parisian café. Now, a glimmer of hope emerges when Shaw uncovers a striking doppelgänger of Carlos: Annibal Ramirez, an American naval officer deeply committed to his family.