Overview

• Forsyth died at home on June 9 at age 86 following a brief illness, a loss confirmed by his agent and literary agency
• He began his career as a Royal Air Force pilot before transitioning to foreign correspondence with Reuters and the BBC, most notably covering the Biafran War
• During his years as a journalist, he served as an MI6 asset for over two decades, providing intelligence that informed his fiction
• He authored more than 25 thrillers, including The Day of the Jackal—written in just 35 days—selling over 75 million copies and spawning numerous film and TV adaptations
• Forsyth’s legacy has drawn praise from publishers, filmmakers and politicians, and his life will be profiled in a BBC One documentary ahead of the August release of his sequel, Revenge of Odessa