The Odessa File

Name: The Odessa File
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Frederick Forsyth
ISBN: 9798217157860

Author: Frederick Forsyth

Series: The Odessa Series #1

Narrator: David Rintoul

Unabridged: 10 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 02/04/2025

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Military

Synopsis

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."

About The Author

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gary on January 23, 2021

Set in the early 1960's in West Germany with some scenes from Israel and Nasserite Egypt , this electrifying book has all the elements of a good historical spy novel - suspense,danger,action,human drama as well as a lot of food for thought.We come across a lot of interesting real figures from the ti......more

Goodreads review by Overhaul on May 16, 2023

Odessa es una organizacion secreta de antiguos miembros de las SS. Un joven periodista aleman investiga las razones del suicidio de un viejo judio que deja unos Diarios acusadores contra el jefe de un campo de exterminio. Y ello le obliga a sumergirse en un torbellino de aventuras que lo llevan hast......more

Goodreads review by Mihaela on April 07, 2025

ODESSA este abrevierea de la Organizație foștilor membri SS. Un roman care stârnește indignare, văzând că și după terminarea războiului acești indivizi din SS nu numai că au reușit să se sustragă justiției, dar au ajuns să se infiltreze în unele structuri ale RFG. P.S. Faptul că după război Germania......more

Goodreads review by Sonia on May 06, 2018

ODESSA File shows us a very dark and brutal side of humanity. Although I do not know a single Jew, I have wept over and prayed for the millions of Jews killed during the Second World War. I have heard arguments that the Holocaust is just another ‘casualty’ of War. It is amazing that despite a full f......more

Quotes

"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