The Ghost af Robert Harris (Bog)

Forfatter: Robert Harris
Sprog: Engelsk
Antal sider: 324
Forlag: Random House
Udgivelsesår: 2008
'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.
Titel: The Ghost
Udgave: 1. udgave

Sammendrag: En professionel ghostwriter bliver hyret til at færdiggøre erindringerne for en tidligere britisk premierminister. Han rejser midt om vinteren til Martha’s Vineyard i USA for at arbejde videre på manuskriptet i et afsides, luksuriøst hus. Hurtigt opdager han, at forgængeren på opgaven, McAra, er død under mistænkelige omstændigheder. Mens han graver sig ned i noterne og den tidligere statsleders fortid, afdækker han politiske hemmeligheder, forbindelser til krigen mod terror og beslutninger med blodige konsekvenser. Jo tættere han kommer på sandheden, desto farligere bliver projektet, og ghostwriteren må kæmpe for både sin egen og andres sikkerhed. "The Ghost" er en politisk thriller om magtmisbrug, spin, efterretningstjenester og de skjulte historier bag officielle memoirer.
Type: Paperback