The Ghost - Softcover

Harris, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099525127 ISBN 13: 9780099525127

Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

'The moment I heard how McAra died I should have walked away. I can see that now...' The narrator of Robert Harris's gripping new novel is a professional ghostwriter - cynical, mercenary, and with a nice line in deadpan humour. Accustomed to working with fading rock stars and minor celebrities, he jumps at the chance to ghost the memoirs of Britain's former prime minister, especially as it means flying to the American resort of Martha's Vineyard in the middle of winter and finishing the book in the seclusion of a luxurious house. But it doesn't take him long to realise he has made a terrible mistake. His predecessor on the project died in circumstances that were distinctly suspicious, and the ex-prime minister turns out to be a man with secrets in his past that are returning to haunt him - secrets with the power to kill. The Times has called Robert Harris 'the leading current exponent of the intelligent literary thriller'. The Ghost is his most compelling novel yet.

About this title

About the Author

Robert Harris is the author of twelve bestselling novels: the Cicero Trilogy - Imperium, Lustrum and Dictator - Fatherland, Enigma, Archangel, Pompeii, The Ghost, The Fear Index, An Officer and a Spy, which won four prizes including the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, Conclave and most recently, Munich. Several of his books have been filmed, including The Ghost, which was directed by Roman Polanski. His work has been translated into thirty-seven languages and he is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He lives in West Berkshire with his wife, Gill Hornby.

From the Back Cover

NOW AN ACCLAIMED FILM FROM ROMAN POLANSKI STARRING EWAN McGREGOR AND PIERCE BROSNAN

'The moment I heard how McAra died I should have walked away. I see that now...'

A body washes up on the deserted coastline of America's most exclusive holiday retreat. But this is no open-and-shut case of suicide.

For Mike McAra was a man who knew too much. As aide 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 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...

'Truly thrilling' Sunday Times

'A tense thriller of the kind Harris does better than anybody else' Mail on Sunday

Edition details

• Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0099525127
• ISBN 13: 9780099525127
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416