The Odessa File

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Summary: My Writing Inspiration
Review: This was my favorite book as a young teenager, and it inspired me to want to be a writer. Forsyth plays fair with the reader--all the clues are there for you to solve the riddle along with the protagonist, and you will no doubt kick yourself for missing them! When I wrote THE JINX, I had Forsyth's "rules" of fair play firmly in mind, and it fills my heart with pride that others have begun to compare my first book with The Master. I have read all of Forsyth's books, but The Odessa File is still my favorite. LARRY KAHN

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Summary: An Oldie but Goodie!
Review: I picked this up to read again, after having read it almost twenty years ago. It did not disappoint! This is how all "what-if" thrillers should be written. Once you pick this story up it grabs you and won't let go until the end. Forsyth does a great job of detailing the Odessa organization, how it was formed, and the fear it engendered in Germany almost twenty years after the war. The plot is very exciting, but best of all believable. Refreshingly, the hero is not a one dimensional character. Peter Miller is a complex figure who has his own reason for pursuing Eduard Roschmann. If you've never read this book, pick it up! If you've read it before, consider picking it up again. I highly recommend it!

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Summary: A Good Book!
Review: This book has a little bit of everything. A secret order that was established to protect former members of the SS as well as a plot to destroy the Israeli with one of the hunted SS members being a key player. An interesting and exciting bokk from the start. The Nazi hired killer is also quite an addition to the story. The true motive of the journalist when it is finally exposed was shocking as well. One of the better books that I have read in some time. A must read.

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Summary: A quick and enjoyable read
Review: It was the type of book that you cant put down. The best part was the end. WOW!

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Summary: A page turning book
Review: A very well written book. A lot of the characters and the text are very close to being historically accurate. The young German journalist who comes into possesion of the dairy is an interesting character. The network of the Odessa, stretching from Argentia to Germany sounds accurate because of some of the discoveries found after the war years. The Werewolf as well as the hired executioner were the ultimate villains. The way that Forysthe brought about a plot of devastaion against Israel made the story more readable. All in all an outstanding book.

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Summary: One of the best Forsyth's ever !
Review: The second book by Forsyth still is one of his best. It's better written than "DAY OF THE JACKAL", for sure. The main character Peter Miller is very credible. The funny thing is that, with passing years, almos all Forsyth's characters seemed like robots withou personality or feelings. But in "ODESSA FILE", they are totally alive and kicking !

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Summary: Great!
Review: This is definitely one of the best ever Forsyth novels! Vintage Forsyth, with all the trhills and twists.This book really blurs the line between fact and fiction... However, the ending is rather tame as compared to Jackal. Anyway, great reading stuff!

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Summary: A gripping suspense
Review: Forsyth at his best. This title effectively blends fiction and reality to account for the events of the times described. A more detailed account of Israeli efforts to track down the former SS members may have been of benefit, but overall - an excellent work.

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Summary: Waste of time
Review: Forsyth can write much better books then this one, the story is not too unique, the story contains many errors such as the case of the infamous Richard Glücks, Glücks could not have been a part of anything after 1945. Why?, cause he had taken a dose of cyanid while in British captivity in May 1945.

Then there's the ODESSA, what Forsyth says is that it was a worldwide organization founded with millions of dollars in true it was a legend. Something the tabloids exaggerated from a tiny group of fanatics into a great conspiracy. Forsyth is talented and exciting author but this book is he's worst.

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Summary: Amazing!
Review: This book is perhaps the best of all Frederick Forsyth books i've read. Makes you wonder if it's true.