Frederick McCarthy Forsyth (born 25 August 1938) is a British author and former journalist. He is best known for his thriller novels "The Day of the Jackal", "The Odessa File", "The Fourth Protocol", "The Devil's Alternative", "The Fist of God", "Icon", "The Afghan", "The Cobra" and "The Kill List". He has sold more than 70 million books in total. 