The British journalist turned novelist wrote other thrillers that became movies, too, including 'The Odessa File,' 'The Dogs of War' and 'The Fourth Protocol.'

Frederick Forsyth, the British novelist behind 'The Dogs Of War' and several other books that were turned into movies or TV shows, died today in Kent, England.

British author and journalist Frederick Forsyth, best known for thriller novels such as "The Day of the Jackal," "The Odessa File," "The Fourth Protocol" and "The Dogs of War," has died. He was 86.