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The Ghost

By: Robert Harris
Narrated by: Michael Jayston
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The moment I heard how McAra died I should have walked away. I can see that now...

The narrator of Robert Harris's 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.

©2007 Robert Harris (P)2014 AudioGo Ltd. Published by Random House Audiobooks Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Haunted Exciting

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Just read The Ghost by Robert Harris. This is the first of seven of his novels I have read that falls short of the standard of excellence. Why ? The novel is too close to recent events; I know this was intentional and the fictional Ex-Prime-minister is based on Tony Blair but the reader will not be able to remove this thought from his / her mind and it becomes more a comment on recent events than the work of a master storyteller which is what Robert Harris is. Nevertheless, the theory unfolded at the end is an interesting one and once again, I highly recommend a Robert Harris novel to potential readers.

My rating: 4/5.

Just Short of Excellent

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Fast paced throughout with strong characters. Politics and intrigue set in believable circumstances creating a page turner.

superb

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very well narrated. I wasn't too far ahead of the author...
worth a read / could have been finished better

Not a Ghost story

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Harris has nowhere near the writing skills of John Le Carré, but he can tell a tale

It’s okay

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An intriguing book. Couldn't stop listening. The reader was good. Though it's true that his American accents aren't convincing, Michael Jayston was quite easy to listen too. The plot is full of not always convincing twists but this didn't spoil the fun.

Tale with many twists

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Where does The Ghost rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

this is top of the second league of favourites - Secret Life of Bees and Book Thief come first of course ... and William Boyd - but very very good!

Fantastic - this is Blair of course!

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Something different and original. The excellent Jayston does a fine job but I felt his voice was strangely out of character as young author.

An odd story but enjoyable

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Unfortunately Michael Jayston's reading of this intriguing story spoilt it for me. He sounded as though he was having trouble with his dentition and his rendering of different voices and accents was very poor.

Poor performance

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having listened to most of Robert Harris's novels the ghost is not anywhere near his best. The story is thin and the cast is not as well drawn as I've come to expect

not Harris at his best

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a very entertaining story which unfolds at a very good pace and a great audio actor 🙂

a very entertaining story

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