The Odessa File

The  suicide of an elderly German Jew explodes into  revelation after revelation: of a Mafia-like  organization called Odessa ...of a real-life fugitive known as the  "Butcher of Riga"..of a young German journalist  tumed obsessed avenger.......and, ultimately, of brilliant, ruthless plot  to reestablish the worldwide power of SS mass  murderers and to carry out Hitler's chilling  "Final Solution."

From the Publisher

"Much more complex than the Jackal... intriguingly fact packed with relentless exporting, a protagonist propelled by an unstoppable force as suicidal as that of a lemming, and a time-factored chase ticking off to an explosive climax."--The Cleveland Press. The suicide of an elderly German Jew explodes into revelation after revelation: of a Mafia-like organization called Odessa. "A carefully thought out, meticulously researched, documented... highly suspenseful work of fiction."--Chicago Tribune. ...of a real-life fugitive known as the "Butcher of Riga"...of a young German journalist turned obsessed avenger. "Every bit as exciting as its noted predecessor and even eerie."--Cosmopolitan....and, ultimately, of brilliant, ruthless plot to reestablish the worldwide power of SS mass murderers and to carry out Hitler's chilling "Final Solution." "A highly superior combination of real-life facts and suspense fiction."--Publisher's Weekly --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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The  suicide of an elderly German Jew explodes into  revelation after revelation: of a Mafia-like  organization called Odessa ...of a real-life fugitive known as the  "Butcher of Riga"..of a young German journalist  tumed obsessed avenger.......and, ultimately, of brilliant, ruthless plot  to reestablish the worldwide power of SS mass  murderers and to carry out Hitler's chilling  "Final Solution." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"Every bit as exciting as its noted predecessor and even eerie."--Cosmopolitan."A carefully thought out, meticulously researched, documented... highly suspenseful work of fiction."--Chicago Tribune."Much more complex than the Jackal... intriguingly fact packed with relentless exporting, a protagonist propelled by an unstoppable force as suicidal as that of a lemming, and a time-factored chase ticking off to an explosive climax."--The Cleveland Press. "A highly superior combination of real-life facts and suspense fiction."--Publisher's Weekly --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

FREDERICK FORSYTH was born in 1938 in England. He settled on a career in journalism, working as a reporter in Norwich and then as the Reuters News Agency's correspondent in Berlin and Paris, which provided the background for his bestselling novel, The Day of the Jackal. He worked for the BBC for several years and then as a free-lance journalist. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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