On June 9, Frederick Forsyth, the novelist who pioneered a genre of writing which neatly blurred the dividing line between reality and fiction, passed away at his home in Jordans, Buckinghamshire, at the ripe old age of 86.

His publisher Bill Scott-Kerr so very rightly observed, “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.”

His literary agent Jonathan Lloyd was not in the least exaggerating when he declared, "We mourn the passing of one of the world's greatest thriller writers." Indeed, that was what Forsyth was. He wrote more than 25 books, including “The Day of the Jackal”, “The Odessa File”, and “The Dogs of War”, which sold 75 million copies........

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