The man in gray decided to take the Glen Suite of diamonds at midnight. Provided they were still in the apartment safe and the occupants away. This he needed to know. So he watched and he waited. At half past seven he was rewarded.

It was made into a film of the same name. He is an occasional radio broadcaster on political issues and has also written for newspapers throughout his career including a weekly page in the Daily Express. He is Patron of Better Off Out an organisation calling for Britain's withdrawal from the European Union.

Frederick Forsyth CBE (born 25 August 1938) is an English author and occasional political commentator.