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The Odessa File
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  • Published: 7 April 2011
  • ISBN: 9780099559832
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 448
  • RRP: $24.99

The Odessa File

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7 Apr 2011
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1 May 2010
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2 June 2011
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From the internationally bestselling espionage writer comes a brand new look for this compulsive, genre-defining read.

From the international bestselling author Frederick Forsyth, comes an explosive, genre-defining investigative thriller, perfect for fans of The Day of the Jackal.

‘Forsyth deserves his place among the thriller greats’ The Times
‘Freddie Forsyth was the world’s first rockstar writer’ Peter James
‘When it comes to espionage, international intrigue and suspense, Frederick Forsyth is a master’ Washington Post

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Can you forgive the past?

It's 1963 and a young German reporter has been assigned the suicide of a holocaust survivor.

The news story seems straightforward, this is a tragic insight into one man's suffering. But a long hidden secret is discovered in the pages of the dead man's diary.

What follows is life-and-death hunt for a notorious former concentration camp-commander, a man responsible for the deaths of thousands, a man as yet unpunished.
  • Published: 7 April 2011
  • ISBN: 9780099559832
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 448
  • RRP: $24.99
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About the author

Frederick Forsyth

Frederick Forsyth is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of seventeen novels, including The Day of the Jackal and The Odessa File, as well as short story collections and a memoir. A former Air Force pilot, and one-time print and television reporter for the BBC, he has had four movies and two television miniseries made from his works. He is the winner of three Edgar Awards, and in 2012 he won the Diamond Dagger Award from the Crime Writers' Association, a lifetime achievement award for sustained excellence. He lives in Hertfordshire, England.
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The Fox
The Outsider
The Kill List
The Art of the Matter (Storycuts)
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Praise for The Odessa File

Brilliant entertainment and a disquieting book

Guardian

Meticulously researched, highly suspenseful

Chicago Tribune

This book sets the template for the lightening paced thrillers with conspiracies and action . . . Brilliant

Matt Lynn

Very exciting

Kirkus Reviews

Tense and fascinating . . . Forsyth at his best

Susan Dunlap, Mystery*File

A riveting thriller . . . this novel masterfully blends historical events with fictional narrative, delivering a tale of suspense, intrigue, and moral dilemmas

The Daily Guardian
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