New York Times Bestsellers
Frederick Forsyth has placed 15 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 234 weeks on the charts. 3 titles reached #1.
The Odessa File
Frederick Forsyth Other Novels
48 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Nov 1972
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The Day of the Jackal
Frederick Forsyth Other Novels
36 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Sep 1971
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Reading Order
5 series · 30 books
Frederick Forsyth Other Novels
0 of 15 read
Frederick Forsyth Short Stories/Novellas
0 of 6 read
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Shepherd | 1975 | 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | The Emperor | 1982 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The Citizen (Short Story) | 2000 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Whispering Wind (Short Story) | 2000 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | The Miracle (Short Story) | 2000 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | The Art of the Matter | 2001 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Frederick Forsyth Short Story Collections
0 of 2 read
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Comebacks | 1982 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | The Veteran and Other Stories | 2020 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Frederick Forsyth Non-Fiction Books
0 of 4 read
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Biafra Story: The Making of an African Legend | 1969 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Emeka | 1991 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Used In Evidence | 2005 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | The Outsider: My Life in Intrigue | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Frederick Forsyth Anthologies
0 of 3 read
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Flying Stories | 1991 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | English Crime Stories of Today | 1993 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | A Tangled Web | 2005 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
About the Author
Frederick McCarthy Forsyth ( for-SYTH; 25 August 1938 – 9 June 2025) was an English novelist and journalist.