Author

Books by Frederick Forsyth

Frederick Forsyth was born in 1938 in Ashford, Kent, and worked as a journalist for Reuters and the BBC before turning to fiction. His first novel, The Day of the Jackal, was published in 1971. The Odessa File followed in 1972 and was adapted as a film in 1974 starring Jon Voight. Forsyth's work is characterized by intensive research, procedural accuracy, and a conservative political outlook. His other novels include The Dogs of War, The Fourth Protocol, and The Afghan. He was appointed CBE in 2012 and has written a memoir, The Outsider, about his intelligence community contacts.