Overview

• Forsyth passed away at home on June 9, surrounded by his family, after a short illness at the age of 86.
• He served as one of the youngest RAF pilots before working as a Reuters and BBC correspondent and acting as an MI6 asset during the Biafran civil war.
• He wrote more than 25 spy novels, including The Day of the Jackal, which he famously completed in just 35 days.
• His books have sold over 75 million copies and inspired numerous film and television adaptations, from Edward Fox’s 1973 Jackal to recent streaming series.
• His blend of rigorous research and journalistic storytelling transformed the modern thriller and earned him honours such as a CBE and the Crime Writers’ Association Diamond Dagger.