Frederick Forsyth with Ian Rankin (2016 Event)
It's hardly surprising that Frederick Forsyth has wild stories to tell, given his past as an RAF pilot and investigative journalist, but the thriller writer spins such ripping yarns in his dashing autobiography, The Outsider, that a Sunday Times critic described his book as ‘one of the most exciting and enjoyable accounts of an author’s life…that I have ever read.’ The unique memoir of an intriguing man. He spoke to Ian Rankin at the 2016 Edinburgh International Book Festival to share the details.
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