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The Ghost

by Robert Harris
Michael Jayston
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'An unputdownable thriller about corrupt power and sex' Sunday Telegraph
'Guaranteed to keep you awake' The Times
A body washes up on the deserted coastline of America's most exclusive holiday retreat. But it's no open-and-shut case of suicide. The death of Robert McAra is just the first piece of the jigsaw in an extraordinary plot that will shake the very foundations of international security.
For McAra was a man who knew too much. As ghostwriter to one of the most controversial men on the planet - Britain's former prime minister, holed up in a remote ocean-front house to finish his memoirs - he stumbled across secrets which cost him his life.
When a new ghostwriter is sent out to rescue the project it could be the opportunity of a lifetime. Or the start of a deadly assignment propelled by deception and intrigue - from which there will be no escape . . .
'Brilliantly persuasive, right up to the last page of its astonishing and unpredictable conclusion' Economist
'Truly thrilling' Sunday Times

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  • Release date

    November 20, 2014

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781473517363
      • File size: 280198 KB
      • Duration: 09:43:44

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Adam Lang, one of Britain's longest-serving prime ministers, is embroiled in issues. To add to his problems, his biographer has mysteriously disappeared after writing a badly hacked piece. For a hefty fee, our hero, a ghostwriter, is ready and willing to take over. Soon thefts, murders, and duplicity surround the seemingly meaningless project, and he's haunted by the knowledge that the key to all these is hidden in the beginning of the biography. Roger Rees briskly narrates the political and personal intrigues, imbuing the story with a sense of mystery and preparing us for the final twist. Rees's portrayal of the main character embraces the confusion and horror of all that this spectral writer discovers. S.W. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from December 31, 2007
      The Web is infinite, which is why we are so partial to our Web-exclusive reviews. We can cover noteworthy books that might have arrived late, might have slipped through the cracks, or were just one book too many for the limits of the real world. We're putting some of them in this issue to remind you how good our web reviews really are.
      The Ghost
      Robert Harris
      . Simon & Schuster
      , $26 (352p) ISBN 978-1416551812

      Displaying enviable versatility, Harris, who first achieved acclaim with his alternative history, Fatherland
      , and who more recently showed his mastery of the historical novel in Pompeii
      , hits one out of the park with this dark paranoid thriller. Former British prime minister Adam Lang (clearly modeled on Tony Blair) is up against a firm deadline to submit his memoirs to his publisher, and the project is dangerously derailed when his aide and collaborator, Michael McAra, perishes in a ferry accident off the coast of Martha's Vineyard. To salvage the book, a professional ghostwriter is hired to whip the manuscript into shape, but the unnamed writer soon finds that separating truth from fiction in Lang's recollections a challenge. The stakes rise when Lang is accused of war crimes for authorizing the abduction of suspected al-Qaeda terrorists in Pakistan, who then ended up in the CIA's merciless hands. As the new writer probes deeper, he uncovers evidence that his predecessor's death may have been a homicide. Harris nicely leavens his cynical tale with gallows humor, and even readers who anticipate the plot's final twist will admire the author's artistry in creating an intelligent page-turner that tackles serious issues.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      This taut political thriller is capably narrated by British actor Roger Rees. An unnamed writer is hired to complete the autobiography of the controversial former British prime minister Adam Lang after the untimely death of the first ghostwriter. Rees's performance of the writer blends dry humor with growing intensity as he investigates not one life, but two. Rees's portrayal of the secretive prime minister and his controlling wife creates tension as the listener tries to guess which one is hiding the most. Although abridged, this recording has ample twists and dramatic revelations to keep the listener entertained through the last sentence. K.M.D. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine

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