The Odessa File - Paperback

by Frederick Forsyth (Author)

"A thrilling cat-and-mouse game...Forsyth skillfully blends fact and fiction into a suspenseful and detailed story which is often downright chilling in its credibility."--Library Journal

#1 New York Times bestselling author Frederick Forsyth's unforgettable novel of evil personified and one man's determination to destroy it once and for all. . .

When an elderly German Jew commits suicide, he leaves behind a diary that eventually falls into the hands of eager young journalist Peter Miller. In its pages, Miller reads descriptions of inhuman cruelty, torture, and remorseless mass murder committed during World War II by SS captain Eduard Roschmann--now known as the "Butcher of Riga" and a wanted fugitive.

Horrified, Miller vows to hunt down Roschmann and bring him to justice. But Roschmann is not alone. He is part of something much more ominous: Odessa, an organization of former SS fanatics formed to protect and support its fugitive members around the globe. And they are about to give birth to a new Reich--beginning with a nightmarish plot to regain their former power and carry out Hitler's "Final Solution."

Author Biography

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.