Ghost, Buster

Speaking of copycat covers, the front of Robert Harris’ most recent thriller, The Ghost, was highlighted in The Rap Sheet’s last collection of duplicate jackets. Now, January Magazine has a review up of the novel itself, in which Tony Buchsbaum makes much of this British author’s professional connection to his protagonist:

There’s something interesting about writers who write about writing. Robert Harris (Fatherland, Enigma) has done just that with his latest novel, The Ghost. For those expecting Harris’ usual brainy thriller, this might not be the book for you, but if you’re into crisp, clean writing by an author at peak performance, then by all means jump in.

I was completely absorbed by The Ghost, which is, from the look of things, about a ghostwriter writing in the first person about doing his job. That this particular ghostwriter remains unnamed is a cheeky bit of fun. That he’s hired to write the memoirs of Great Britain’s ex-Prime Minister after the first ghostwriter is found dead is the switch that turns this story on.

You will find full review here.