Author
Frederick Forsyth
August 25, 1938 – June 9, 2025 · United Kingdom
Novelist, Aircraft pilot, Correspondent, Spy, Screenwriter, Journalist, Writer, Foreign correspondent
Titles on list
15
Total weeks
231
Peak rank
#1
Weeks at #1
19
Hit #1Dot size = weeks on list
Biography
- Born
- August 25, 1938 · Ashford
- Died
- June 9, 2025 · Jordans
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Education
- University of Granada, Tonbridge School, Yardley Court
Awards & Honours
- 1972Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel
- 1972Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation
- 1983Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
- 1996Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- 2012Cartier Diamond Dagger
- Swedish Crime Writers' Academy
On the Bestseller Lists
15 titles
THE FOX
Frederick Forsyth
THE FOX
#15 · 1 wk
THE KILL LIST
Frederick Forsyth
THE KILL LIST
#9 · 2 wks
THE COBRA
Frederick Forsyth
THE COBRA
#4 · 4 wks
THE AFGHAN
Frederick Forsyth
THE AFGHAN
#4 · 5 wks
AVENGER
Frederick Forsyth
AVENGER
#12 · 2 wks
ICON
Frederick Forsyth
ICON
#11 · 2 wks
THE FIST OF GOD
Frederick Forsyth
THE FIST OF GOD
#7 · 10 wks
THE DECEIVER
Frederick Forsyth
THE DECEIVER
#6 · 6 wks
THE NEGOTIATOR
Frederick Forsyth
THE NEGOTIATOR
#2 · 18 wks
THE FOURTH PROTOCOL
Frederick Forsyth
THE FOURTH PROTOCOL
#1 · 29 wks
NO COMEBACKS
Frederick Forsyth
NO COMEBACKS
#14 · 4 wks
THE DEVIL'S ALTERNATIVE
Frederick Forsyth
THE DEVIL'S ALTERNATIVE
#2 · 29 wks
THE DOGS OF WAR
Frederick Forsyth
THE DOGS OF WAR
#2 · 35 wks
THE ODESSA FILE
Frederick Forsyth
THE ODESSA FILE
#1 · 48 wks
THE DAY OF THE JACKAL
Frederick Forsyth
THE DAY OF THE JACKAL
#1 · 36 wks
Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review. Biographical data from Wikipedia/Wikidata (CC0).