Bibliofemme Reviews
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Avenger by Frederick Forsyth 
(Published by Bantam Press)
Known as the Godfather of Faction for seamlessly integrating real people into his fictional plots, Frederick Forsyth is the author of a series of polished, well-researched and compelling thrillers from his 1971 best-seller The Day Of The Jackal - which was credited with launching the faction genre - to the recently published Avenger.
When an idealistic young American is brutally killed in Bosnia his billionaire grandfather wants revenge. He turns to the Avenger, ex-Vietnam Special Forces soldier Cal Dexter, to bring Serbian mercenary Zoran Zilic to justice.
Avenger is Forsyth's tenth thriller and doesn't disappoint, featuring his trademark attention to detail, meticulous research and far-flung locations including the jungles of Central America, New York courts and the war-torn former Yugoslavia.
Set in pre 9-11 America, there are also flashbacks to conflicts in the Second World War, Bosnia and Vietnam and references to real people including Slobodan Milosevic, Arkan's Tigers and Osama bin Laden.
Although all Forsyth's heroes seem to merge together after a while, Avenger is nevertheless another of his pacy and well-crafted novels. 
June 2004
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