Remembering Frederick Forsyth
Frederick Forsyth, the master of geopolitical thrillers, passed away on June 9, 2025, at the age of 86. He left behind a legacy that captivated readers like me and redefined the genre.
16 posts with the person “Frederick Forsyth”
The Fox by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s thrilling modern espionage novel, The Fox, a British teen with Asperger’s, Luke Jennings, turns out to be a cyber-genius who can hack into the world’s most secure systems, like the Pentagon, NSA, and CIA.
The Kill List by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s The Kill List, a gripping espionage thriller, a mysterious U.S. agency called TOSA is on a mission to hunt down threats to national security.
The Cobra by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s thrilling espionage novel, The Cobra, the U.S. President calls upon Paul Devereaux, a retired CIA operative known as “The Cobra,” to take down the global cocaine trade.
Avenger by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s thrilling novel, Avenger, Calvin Dexter, a former Vietnam War tunnel rat turned lawyer and vigilante, embarks on a personal quest to hunt down Zoran Zilic, a Serbian war criminal responsible for a horrific murder.
The Phantom of Manhattan by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s thrilling sequel to Gaston Leroux’s classic, The Phantom of the Opera, the mysterious Erik, the Phantom, escapes Paris and starts a new life in New York City at the turn of the 20th century.
Icon by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s Icon, a political thriller set in a chaotic 1999 Russia, a group of Western powerbrokers stumbles upon a dangerous plot.
The Fist of God by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s thrilling Gulf War movie, The Fist of God, things get intense when British and American spies find out about Saddam Hussein’s secret weapon—a super powerful device that could change the whole war.
The Deceiver by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s epic espionage novel, “The Deceiver,” seasoned British SIS officer Sam McCready, known for his cunning, is forced to retire as the Cold War ends in 1989.
The Negotiator by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s The Negotiator, a high-stakes thriller set in the late 1980s, master negotiator Quinn, a battle-hardened American with a mysterious past, gets entangled in a deadly conspiracy when the U.S. President’s son is kidnapped by ruthless mercenaries.
The Fourth Protocol by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s The Fourth Protocol, a gripping Cold War thriller, a Soviet agent named Valeri Petrofsky is sent to Britain to carry out a sneaky mission to blow up a nuclear device.
No Comebacks by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s No Comebacks, a collection of ten short stories, the master of suspense takes you on a thrilling ride through a world of crime, deception, and unexpected twists.
The Devil's Alternative by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s gripping Cold War thriller, The Devil’s Alternative, a global crisis erupts in 1982. A Ukrainian nationalist group takes control of a supertanker packed with oil, threatening to unleash an environmental catastrophe.
The Dogs of War by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s heart-pounding mercenary novel, The Dogs of War, a ruthless British mining tycoon named Sir James Manson finds a huge platinum deposit in the mysterious African country of Zangaro.
The Odessa File by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s thrilling historical thriller, The Odessa File, set in 1963, young German journalist Peter Miller finds a diary belonging to a Holocaust survivor.
The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s epic thriller, The Day of the Jackal, a mysterious assassin known only as “The Jackal” is hired by the OAS, a French terrorist group, to assassinate President Charles de Gaulle in 1963.