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'Day of the Jackal' author Frederick Forsyth dies at 86
LONDON — Frederick Forsyth, the author of 'The Day of the Jackal' and other bestselling thrillers, has died after a brief illness, his literary agent said Monday. He was 86.
Jonathan Lloyd, his agent, said Forsyth died at home early Monday surrounded by his family.
'We mourn the passing of one of the world's greatest thriller writers,' Lloyd said.
