The Ghost
The Ghost
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Published:
3 July, 2008
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THE WORLD'S GREATEST CONSPIRACY THEORY IS ABOUT TO BE EXPOSED.
'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 gripping' SUNDAY TIMES
Prizes
Short-listed for British Book Awards: Sainsbury's Popular Fiction Award 2008,Short-listed for Irish Book Awards: RTE Radio 1's The Tubridy Show Listeners' Choice Award 2008
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780099527497 |
| ISBN10 | 0099527499 |
| Number Of Pages | 416 |
| Item Weight | 286 g |
| Product Dimensions | 127 x 197 x 26 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Cornerstone |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
A master of the intelligent thriller... The Ghost is Harris back on sparkling form * The Times *
Truly thrilling * Sunday Times *
Robert Harris's latest thriller is more than a fun read: it is a super-duper, double fun bag-sized read thanks to his masterful plotting * Daily Telegraph *
A cracking good yarn... His writing is taut with wit and cleverness * Financial Times *
The Ghost is arguably the finest novel yet to have emerged from the so-called Age of Terror... This is an important book about the major issues of our time * Mail on Sunday *
A masterpiece of observation, interpretation and analysis * Independent on Sunday *
An unputdownable thriller about corrupt power and sex, written with an insider's mischievous intimacy * Books of the Year, Sunday Telegraph *
Brilliantly persuasive, right up to the last page of its astonishing and unpredictable conclusion * Books of the Year, Economist *
Absorbing... Compelling reading * Observer *
Harris has written a remarkable thriller... He knows how to tell a story * Sunday Telegraph *
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Author's Bio
Robert Harris is the author of sixteen 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, Munich, The Second Sleep, V2, Act of Oblivion and Precipice. His work has been translated into forty languages and nine of his books have been adapted for cinema and television. He lives in West Berkshire with his wife, Gill Hornby.