Transworld acquires Frederick Forsyth and Tony Kent's sequel to The Odessa File

Transworld has acquired Frederick Forsyth and Tony Kent’s The Revenge of Odessa, the sequel to The Odessa File (Arrow/Viking), written by Frederick Forsyth and Tony Kent. This new title comes 52 years after the first book was written, and is about "the dangers of ignoring our past".

Forsyth’s longstanding publisher Bill Scott-Kerr and editorial director Finn Cotton acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, from Jonathan Lloyd at Curtis Brown. The book will be co-written by Kent, represented by Kerr MacRae at LPA. Meanwhile, Tom Colgan, vice-president and editorial director at Berkley acquired US rights for Putnam.

The synopsis states: "Set in the summer of 2025, the novel features Forsyth’s original hero Peter Miller’s grandson, Georg, a successful podcaster living in Berlin, who stumbles across evidence that the Odessa – a Nazi network whose goal is to return the Nazis to power and resume their murderous regime – has resurfaced. And their next attack could change the course of history."

Forsyth said: "While The Odessa File was a product of my imagination over 50 years ago, the political realities it describes are still very much with us. I’ve been toying with an idea for a sequel for a few years and happily, working with the very talented Tony Kent, we’ve been able to conjure an exciting new contemporary story which brings the story up to date, a story that points out that some things just never go away."

Scott-Kerr added: "I was entranced by The Odessa File when I read it as a conspiracy-hungry teenager many years ago so when Freddie proposed this new book, The Revenge of Odessa, I leapt at the chance to revisit its characters and themes. I’ve been working with him over the course of many books and I’ve always been struck by his matchless ability to take contemporary events and weave a thrilling story about them. This new adventure is set to be no exception. Its pages will not only hold a mirror to the modern world, but will entertain thoroughly at the same time."

The Revenge of Odessa will publish on 28th August 2025 in the UK and on 2nd September 2025 in the US.