The Odessa File

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The Odessa File

First edition
Author	Frederick Forsyth
Language	English
Genre	Thriller
Publisher	Hutchinson
Publication date	1972
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	310
ISBN	0-09-113020-4
Preceded by	The Day of the Jackal
Followed by	The Dogs of War

The Odessa File is a thriller by English writer Frederick Forsyth, first published in 1972, about the adventures of a young German reporter attempting to discover the location of a former SS concentration-camp commander.

The name ODESSA is an acronym for the German phrase "Organisation der ehemaligen SS-Angehörigen", which translates as "Organisation of Former Members of the SS". The novel alleges that ODESSA was an international Nazi organisation established before the defeat of Nazi Germany for the purpose of protecting former members of the SS after the war.^[1]