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Category: Frederick ForsythBy Peter on Jun 1, 2008 in Excellent book, Frederick Forsyth, Thriller, bestseller, book review | 0 Comments
The Day of the Jackal is a novel about whose main character is the Jackal, a highly feared and infamous terrorist at the time when this novel was written. The plot of the book is a (fictional) account of an attempt by this terrorist to assassinate president de Gaulle.
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By Peter on Mar 23, 2008 in Frederick Forsyth, Thriller, bestseller, book review | 0 Comments
Published in 1976, The Shepherd is a story seemingly based upon Forsyth’s own experiences as a RAF pilot. It is the story of a De Havilland Vampire pilot, going home on Christmas Eve 1957, whose aircraft suffers a complete electrical failure over the North Sea en route from Celle in northern Germany to RAF Lakenheath [...]
By Peter on Mar 9, 2008 in Frederick Forsyth, Thriller | 1 Comment
The context for Frederick Forsyth’s Icon is post-Glasnost Russia. The country is in crisis, and a new post-Fascist political party emerges, with a new, strong presidential candidate. A highly popular and charismatic politician, victory was all but guaranteed for Komarov.
Then a secret document surfaces in the West. The document contains extremely very sensitive [...]
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