Former MI6 agent and author Frederick Forsyth, who wrote The Day of The Jackal, has died at the age of 86.
His literary agents Curtis Brown confirmed he died after a brief illness.
Jonathan Lloyd said in a statement: “We mourn the passing of one of the world’s greatest thriller writers.”
He added that Forsyth published more than 25 books, including The Odessa File and The Dogs of War, and sold 75 million books around the world.
His publisher Bill Scott-Kerr said: “Still read by millions across the world, Freddie’s thrillers define the genre and are still the benchmark to which contemporary writers aspire. He leaves behind a peerless legacy which will continue to excite and entertain for years to come.”
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