Best-selling thriller novelist died from brief illness, his agent announces

Writer used his experience reporting on De Gaulle’s France to plot his thriller, and continued to draw on real-world research for subsequent bestsellers

Best-selling thriller novelist died from brief illness, his agent announces

Day of the Jackal author Frederick Forsyth has died after a brief illness at the age of 86.

Der britische Schriftsteller Frederick Forsyth ist tot. Der Autor von Thrillern wie «Der Schakal» und «Die Akte Odessa» starb im Alter von 86 Jahren, wie seine Agentur laut der…

London (dpa) - Der britische Schriftsteller Frederick Forsyth ist tot. Der Autor von Thrillern wie „Der Schakal“ und „Die Akte Odessa“ starb im Alter von 86 Jahren, wie seine…

E' scomparso lo scrittore britannico Frederick Forsyth, uno dei maestri delle spy-story. Ne ha dato notizia il suo agente. Forsyth, 86 anni, ex gi...

Britischer Schriftsteller Frederick Forsyth ist tot

Autore di bestseller come “Il giorno dello sciacallo” e “Dossier Odessa”, aveva 86 anni

Bekannt war er vor allem für seine Thriller mit Geheimdienst-Setting. Nun ist der englische Schriftsteller im Alter von 86 Jahren gestorben.

After losing a fortune he recouped it through writing, and waged a vociferous campaign against the EU on the Daily Telegraph letters page

British novelist and former MI6 agent died after a brief illness

Approached by Britain’s MI6 while reporting on Nigeria’s Biafra War, he mined his experiences for literary inspiration.

Forsyth, who sold 75 million books, is remembered as "one of the world's greatest thriller writers".

Forsyth’s books sold more than 75 million copies, and some were also turned into films.

He wrote best-sellers like “The Day of the Jackal” and “The Dogs of War,” often using material from his earlier life as a reporter and spy.