He is best known for thrillers such as The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Fourth Protocol, The Dogs of War, The Devil's Alternative, The Fist of God, Icon, The Veteran, Avenger, The Afghan, The Cobra and The Kill List. With many Western leaders persuaded that Komraov can lead his country into a new age, and the election looming, time is running out. Frederick McCarthy Forsyth CBE (born 25 August 1938) is an English novelist and journalist. Named The Black Manifesto, it reveals Komarov's horrifying and deadly secret agenda.

British and American covert agencies uncover the plot and unofficially recruit a retired SIS chief and an ex-CIA. A power-hungry right-wing Russian politician aided by a hardcore ex-KGB Officer, attempts to come to takeover the Russian government, through his popularity, to establish his dictatorship. With Komarov set to win the next election, Monk discovers a secret document that is smuggled in to the British Embassy in Moscow. Detailed plot synopsis reviews of The Icon. A former CIA operative (Patrick Swayze) must stop a Russian presidential candidate. Drawn out of retirement by the CIA's desperate bid to halt Komarov's meteoric rise, he must slip back in to Russia undetected and carry out a covert mission that the world depends on. How to watch on Roku Frederick Forsyths Icon. It is in to this world that former CIA agent Jason Monk is plunged. And a visionary patriot whose voice rises above it all: Igor Komarov. The only rule is imposed by mafia-like criminal gangs. It is 1999 and Russia is on the edge of total implosion. the story is terrifying and timely and grips you to the end' Daily Telegraphįrom the world-renowned, bestselling author of The Day of the Jackal and The Fox 'A cunningly constructed action thriller. 'Another strong performance by a writer who know exactly what he's about' Publisher's Weekly

'One of his best works for a long time' Sunday Times Gripping thriller set in a collapsing Russia, with the Western alliance trying to prevent a potential fascist dictator coming to power.

Icon by Frederick Forsyth