Overview

• Forsyth passed away on June 9 at his Buckinghamshire home after a short illness with family by his side.
• He began his career as a Royal Air Force pilot before reporting for Reuters and the BBC in conflict zones such as Biafra and divided Berlin.
• In his 2015 memoirs, Forsyth revealed he acted as an MI6 informant in Nigeria and later in East Germany during the Cold War.
• Over a four-decade writing career, he authored 14 espionage thrillers—including ‘The Day of the Jackal,’ written in just 35 days—that became international bestsellers.
• His final novel, co-written with Tony Kent and titled ‘Revenge Of Odessa,’ is scheduled for publication this November.