roman yazarı, pilot, muhabir, ajan, senarist, gazeteci
Önemli eserleri
The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Outsider
Ödülleri
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel, Swedish Crime Writers' Academy, Grand Prix de Littérature Policière, Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation, Cartier Diamond Dagger, Britanya İmparatorluğu genel kurmay başkanı
