The Odessa File
Published on 7. April 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-0-09-955983-2 (ISBN)
Description
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 straighforward, 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.
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Readers can't get enough of The Odessa File . . .
***** 'I personally assure anyone who wants to read it you will not be bored. Give it a try.'
***** 'Still amazed by it. Bravo.'
***** 'Great thriller that transcends the genre with a terrifying and unexpectedly poignant story.'
***** 'This is probably amongst my favourite books of all time.'
***** 'Fascinating and complex plot.'
It's 1963 and a young German reporter has been assigned the suicide of a holocaust survivor. The news story seems straighforward, 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.
__________
Readers can't get enough of The Odessa File . . .
***** 'I personally assure anyone who wants to read it you will not be bored. Give it a try.'
***** 'Still amazed by it. Bravo.'
***** 'Great thriller that transcends the genre with a terrifying and unexpectedly poignant story.'
***** 'This is probably amongst my favourite books of all time.'
***** 'Fascinating and complex plot.'
Reviews / Votes
Brilliant entertainment and a disquieting book * Guardian * Meticulously researched, highly suspenseful * Chicago Tribune *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cornerstone
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
310 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-09-955983-2 (9780099559832)
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Additional editions
Frederick Forsyth
The Odessa File
The legendary genre-defining thriller from the international bestselling author of The Day of the Jackal
E-Book
09/2008
1st Edition
Cornerstone Digital
€8.99
Available for download
Person
Former RAF pilot and investigative journalist Frederick Forsyth defined the modern thriller when he wrote The Day of the Jackal, described by Lee Child as 'the book that broke the mould', with its lightning-paced storytelling, effortlessly cool reality and unique insider information. After that, he wrote thirteen novels which became bestsellers around the world: The Odessa File, The Dogs of War, The Devil's Alternative, The Fourth Protocol, The Negotiator, The Deceiver, The Fist of God, Icon, Avenger, The Afghan, The Cobra, The Kill List and The Fox. He also published his memoirs in The Outsider. Frederick Forsyth died in June 2025.