Sad news, on Monday, of the death of Frederick Forsyth aged 86, after a brief illness.
Forsyth was a former RAF pilot and investigative journalist, joining Reuters in 1961 before moving the BBC in 1965. Later he worked as freelance journalist and, he revealed in 2015, spent several years with MI6.
His first novel Day of the Jackal was published in 1971 and for which he is probably best known. In fact it’s mentioned in practically every newspaper headline announcing his passing. The novel became an international bestseller. It was made into a film in 1973 starring Edward Fox. He went on to write The Odessa File, The Dogs of War, The Fourth Protocol, The Fist of God and No Comebacks.
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