false 895185 22 'The moment I heard how McAra died I should have walked away. I can see that now...' The narrator of Robert Harris' 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. 1708442 4 10 2007 The Ghost total:599|5:74|4:210|3:231|2:68|1:16| 599 2055 835 192 3 3 false false Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 22:18:23 -0800 2008 Sun Oct 18 23:37:45 -0700 2009 Tree of Smoke)!

"The Ghost" is a good thriller. A recently retired-from-office...more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Aug 01 14:52:51 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 01 14:53:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Thu Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 23 13:52:49 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 14:39:35 -0700 2008
The Ghost by Robert Harris.

A roller-coaster of a book - and not in a good way.

I like Robert Harris books and I loved his last one - Imperium. I loved it so much that I was really looking forward to the next in the series (neil h. informed me that it was part of a ...more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Feb 12 22:26:59 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 22:30:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 01:36:43 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 00:55:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 07:46:07 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 08:16:41 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 30 20:45:05 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 05 23:53:18 -0800 2009 Ghostwriting), H...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 07 17:09:53 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 03 05:01:02 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 06:51:29 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 06:54:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 09:53:33 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:53:33 -0800 2009 Known for Fatherland (1992), Pompeii (**** Selection Mar/Apr 2004), and Imperium (*** Jan/Feb 2007), novelist Robert Harris opens his latest work with a derisive account of the publishing business. From there, it quickly gains momentum, merging a shrewd indictment of the war in Iraq with a literate,...

more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 29 15:10:55 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 15:11:02 -0700 2009 Fatherland, and adored his second, Enigma; I can't quite work out why it's taken me so long to read another. Whatever, the wait was worth it.

Our nameless protagonist/narrator is called in as ghostwriter for the memoirs of a recently retired British Prime Minister who ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 22:17:14 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 08:25:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Feb 23 12:29:11 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 14:52:57 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 12:29:11 -0800 2009 The Fatherland. Most recently, I read Pompeii which was more of a historical thriller than political.

...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue May 26 17:54:51 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 21:02:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 21:35:53 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 14:58:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 08:56:49 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 10:55:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 09:29:54 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 12:37:23 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 08:50:56 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 08:50:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 13:11:20 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 07:26:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 25 10:07:17 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 10:11:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5603065