The Ghost (2007)

Authored by Robert Harris
Alternative title: The Ghost Writer
Original language: English
Original country: United Kingdom
Genre: Thriller
352 pages

I was strolling around at a bookstore and looking for novels, still trying to find The Nearest Exit. Somehow, I accidentally found this book on the dusty self on the top haha.. I read the blurb, the book seems interesting. I started to read it and so far I'm going to say "Oh, dear! It's true" Many people say it has such a great ending. Don't want to spoil :D

The blurb~

Adam Lang, the recently ex British Prime Minister, is writing his autobiography. There is just one small problem, his ghost writer was just found dead and the publishing deadline is fast approaching. A new ghost is quickly drafted in and gets to work finishing the book. Unfortunately he keeps find discrepancies between archive material and Adam Lang's accounts of his past. As he investigates he suddenly finds himself in a whole world of trouble with no idea who to trust.

Review from Bookmarks Magazine~

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, page-turning thriller. Harris, who was once a friend of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, offers a withering, barely disguised attack on Blair’s policies and his collusion with the United States in the Middle East. Some critics felt that the fictional backdrop weakened the political invective. Other complaints included some stock characters, formulaic plot points, and far-fetched twists, but most critics dismissed these as trivial and agreed with USA Today that Harris has produced "one of the most politically informed novels of the year."

Copyright © 2004 Phillips & Nelson Media, Inc.

This book was adapted into a movie called The Ghost Writer in 2010 with Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan starred in it XD