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The Ghost (Hardcover)

by Robert Harris (Author)
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (125 customer reviews)
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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Hutchinson; First Edition edition (26 Sep 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0091796261
  • ISBN-13: 978-0091796266
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (125 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 33,111 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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`A master of the intelligent thriller... The Ghost is Harris back on sparkling form'


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`Truly thrilling'
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80 of 92 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertainingly implausible, 6 Oct 2007
By J A C Corbett (Blackheath, London, UK) - See all my reviews
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The narrator of Robert Harris's new novel is a ghostwriter assigned to write the memoirs of a former British Prime Minister. But all is not as it should be; the ex-PM, Adam Lang, finds himself exiled in Martha's Vinyard with a war crimes indictment hanging over him. A previous 'ghost' had died in mysterious circumstances. And what of the shadowy right wing organisations that lurk in the background?

Lang, is a thinly fictionalised version of Tony Blair, a former friend of Harris, and much has been made of this and of other real life charcaters who are meant to crop up in the book. Lang's wife Ruth is said to be Cherie (she's not) and there's meant to be a Robin Cook figure (there's not, really).

I was under the impression that this would be a novel about a former PM brooding over his legacy, but it's actually a decent - if not implausible - thriller. Some of it is far fetched, though never as ludicrous as a Dan Brown book, and it is entertaining and gripping. I read it in an evening.

There are echoes of Graham Greene at times, and the ending was reminisent of Evelyn Waugh's Handful of Dust. The implications of Britain's 'special relationship' with America are laid down in terrifying if not exagerated terms. And while too much has been made of Harris's former friendship with the Blairs, there are flashes of insight that are revealing and amusing.

Not a brilliant work of literature by any means, but a better thriller or beach novel you won't read this year.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Fitting epitaph for the Blair era, 18 Feb 2008
By Jezza (London) - See all my reviews
I didn't expect to like this half as much as I did - I have long thought of Robert Harris as airport fodder. I'm sorry, I now see that was unfair.

This isn't exactly literature but it's well plotted, well paced and well written. Its fictionalisation is often wafer-thin -- even the revelatory photograph of former prime minister "Adam Lang" is very much like a well-known picture of Tony Blair during his university days.

It's curious that someone so well entrenched within mainstream journalism is prepared to write a book about CIA conspiracies against the British Labour Party - I would have thought this stuff wasn't widely believed beyond the far left. But well done to Harris for writing such a plausible thriller set in this sort of world.
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49 of 57 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A very good read, 1 Oct 2007
By J. Parker "A UK viewer" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This is a departure for Harris, being set in contemporary Britain against the background of international politics and it works very well. The narrator's voice is very clear as he moves from amused detachment through bewilderment and fear to taking charge of his own destiny. The references to the current political scene are incisive and often witty. It's written with pace and verve. I read it on one sitting so I suppose I found it "unputdownable".

If I have a criticism, it's that the trail is a bit too easy for the ghost writer to follow.

I still prefer his earlier novels, especially Fatherland and Enigma, which were not set in the current time and I re-read those often. I can't imagine re-reading this one as there is not quite enough going on outside the hunt for the story hence only four stars.

It is a very good, gripping read though.
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3.0 out of 5 stars OK, but not great
This book is certainly not the best from Mr Harris i must say.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Fine novel and a change of direction for Robert Harris.
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I thought Tony Blair believed the war in Iraq was a right and just thing. I had this notion because of the unpopularity of the invasion, the millions of protesters against it, and... Read more
Published 2 months ago by J. D. Aspinall

1.0 out of 5 stars A huge disappointment!
Having read all of Richard Harris other books I looked forward to Ghost but was very disappointed. I found it formulaic, weak & boring. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read.
'The Ghost' by Robert Harris is an excellent read. Exciting and thought provoking - *a political thriller without having politics rammed down your throat. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Amy Page

1.0 out of 5 stars Do you want to go there?
A very disappointing submission by a terrific author of 5 previously wonderfully written and entertaining books. Read more
Published 4 months ago by R. J. Marshall

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The whole ordering and delivery process was straightforward and quick and the product was exactly what I expected to receive.
Published 4 months ago by R. Gregory

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
I am a fan of Robert Harris and was not disappointed by this book. It's quite a departure from his normal kind of thing, but I found it engrossing - truly a 'can't put it down'... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!!!
Great read, reading this book is like going on a roller coaster, you will be thrilled right until the very end.
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