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Frederick Forsyth


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Frederick Forsyth is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of seventeen novels, including The Day of the Jackal and The Odessa File, as well as short-story collections and a memoir. A former Air Force pilot, and one-time print and television reporter for the BBC, he has had four movies and two television miniseries made from his works. Forsyth is the winner of three Edgar Awards, and in 2012 he won the Diamond Dagger Award from the Crime Writers' Association, a lifetime achievement award for sustained excellence. He lives in in Buckinghamshire, England.
 

Genres: Thriller
 
Novels
   The Day of the Jackal (1971)
   The Odessa File (1972)
   The Dogs of War (1974)
   The Devil's Alternative (1979)
   The Fourth Protocol (1984)
   The Negotiator (1989)
   The Deceiver (1991)
   The Fist of God (1994)
   Icon (1996)
   The Phantom of Manhattan (1999)
   Avenger (2003)
   The Afghan (2006)
   The Cobra (2010)
   The Kill List (2013)
   The Fox (2018)
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Collections
   No Comebacks (1982)
   Used in Evidence (1998)
   The Veteran (2001)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   The Shepherd (1975)
   The Emperor (1993)
   The Citizen (2000)
   The Miracle (2000)
   The Art of the Matter (2011)
   Whispering Wind (2011)
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Anthologies edited
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Non fiction show
 
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Frederick Forsyth recommends
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The Apollo Murders (2021)
(Apollo Murders, book 1)
Chris Hadfield
"Not to be missed."
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Killing State (2018)
(Michael North, book 1)
Jude O'Reilly
"New thriller writers come and go. I suspect this lady will stick around."
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Young Philby (2012)
Robert Littell
"A riveting read."

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Anthologies containing stories by Frederick Forsyth
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On Glorious Wings (2003)
The Best Flying Stories of the Century
edited by
Stephen Coonts
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Sightlines (2001)
edited by
P D James and Harriet Harvey Wood

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Awards
Edgar Awards Best Novel winner (1972) : The Day of the Jackal


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