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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.
What happened after the Phantom of the Opera disappeared into the bowels of the Paris Opera House, carrying the unconscious Christine? Forsyth reveals all - clearly enjoying this sideways shift from political intrigue to romantic legend. Following a preface recalling the original story, he launches into a turn-of-the-century sequel in ten different voices, initially that of Antoinette Giry, one-time mistress of the Paris Opera House Corps de Ballet, who first rescued Erik Muhlheim, hideously disfigured, filthy, chained and tormented, from the funfair where he was an 'exhibit'. She's to save him again, smuggling him on to a US-bound ship, arriving on Coney Island and begins a new, secret life as a powerful entrepreneur, building New York's tallest skyscraper and an opera house rivalling the Met to lure his beloved Christine (now a famous diva) across the Atlantic. The story is consistently ingenious and intriguing, and the denouement is even more sensational than the original finale. An audacious, triumphant extension to an abiding myth. (Kirkus UK)
