Frederick Forsyth

Frederick McCarthy Forsyth[a] CBE (25 August 1938 – 9 June 2025) was a British author and former journalist.[2]

He was best known for his thriller novels The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File,The Dogs of War, The Fourth Protocol, The Devil's Alternative, The Fist of God, Icon, The Afghan, The Cobra and The Kill List. He has sold more than 70 million books in total.[3]

Forsyth was born in Ashford, Kent. He said in 2016 that he worked as an MI6 spy for over twenty years.[4]

Forsyth died at his home in Jordans, Buckinghamshire, on 9 June 2025 from a short-illness, aged 86.[5][6][7]

Notes

  1. ↑ Pronounced FOHR-sait /ˈfoʊrsaɪt/ .[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Frederick Forsyth, Thrilling in Real Life". Weekend Edition Saturday. NPR. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  2. ↑ https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/kwglaA/forfatter-frederick-forsyth-er-doed#:~:text=Frederick%20Forsyth%2C%20som%20blant%20annet,blitt%20filmatisert%2C%20senest%20i%202024. Retrieved 2025-06-09
  3. ↑ "English author, Frederick Forsyth, retires from fiction". Punch Newspapers. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Frederick Forsyth reveals MI6 spying past". BBC. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "The Day of the Jackal author Frederick Forsyth dies". BBC News. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Risen, Clay (9 June 2025). "Frederick Forsyth, Master of the Geopolitical Thriller, Dies at 86". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  7. ↑ Ripley, Mike (9 June 2025). "Frederick Forsyth obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 June 2025.

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