Robert Harris is a good writer in my opinion-his books keep you wanting to continue reading until the end. Unable to put them down. I have seen the film and enjoyed it. But went on a long journey by plane. This was a good choice, kept you interested to the end. Glad it was a long flight and took away the boredom. Recommend read.

For the most part, this is a story which will draw you in and keep your attention, but I felt that it petered out a bit towards the end. I don't know why there is any discussion amongst readers about whether any parallels can be drawn between this fictional world and real world politics. The basis for the story is so blatantly obvious. Adam Lang is, beyond doubt, a parody of Tony Blair. Ruth is Cheri. And so on. The story is narrated in the first person by the ghost writer who is commissioned to write the former prime minister's memoirs. The name of the ghost writer is never revealed, but he is a replacement for the original ghost, who had been Lang's aide and who had met an unfortunate end when he fell, or was pushed, from a ferry. The ghost's escapade is fraught with danger. His greatest problem, and this is a great part of the book because it really stirred me up, is that he brings a lot of that peril upon himself by his foolish actions. I found myself having to exercise great self-restraint as I resisted the temptation to yell at the pages of my book, "No! Don't do that!", "Don't go there!", "Don't make that call!", "Don't send that email!, and so on. He's an intelligent man, but he can be so foolish. There are a few major shocks, and there are a few incidents in the book which, I am sure, Harris intended to be shocking, but were entirely predictable. As I indicated in my introduction, following the biggest twist of all towards the end of the book, it fades away and the last few pages are a bit disappointing when compared to the excitement that rolls through most of the story up to that point. It is easy to believe that most of the events described in The Ghost could really have happened. All in all, this was a great read. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys thrillers, and I shall certainly bee reading more books by Robert Harris. My dilemma is whether to choose Fatherland or The Fear Index.

This book started off a bit slowly, but then picked up a hundred pages in. The characters are really well built and portrayed. and the book builds up to a fascinating conspiracy theory. I'd love to read a sequel!

For the most part, this is a story which will draw you in and keep your attention, but I felt that it petered out a bit towards the end. I don't know why there is any discussion amongst readers about whether any parallels can be drawn between this fictional world and real world politics. The basis for the story is so blatantly obvious. Adam Lang is, beyond doubt, a parody of Tony Blair. Ruth is Cheri. And so on. The story is narrated in the first person by the ghost writer who is commissioned to write the former prime minister's memoirs. The name of the ghost writer is never revealed, but he is a replacement for the original ghost, who had been Lang's aide and who had met an unfortunate end when he fell, or was pushed, from a ferry. The ghost's escapade is fraught with danger. His greatest problem, and this is a great part of the book because it really stirred me up, is that he brings a lot of that peril upon himself by his foolish actions. I found myself having to exercise great self-restraint as I resisted the temptation to yell at the pages of my book, "No! Don't do that!", "Don't go there!", "Don't make that call!", "Don't send that email!, and so on. He's an intelligent man, but he can be so foolish. There are a few major shocks, and there are a few incidents in the book which, I am sure, Harris intended to be shocking, but were entirely predictable. As I indicated in my introduction, following the biggest twist of all towards the end of the book, it fades away and the last few pages are a bit disappointing when compared to the excitement that rolls through most of the story up to that point. It is easy to believe that most of the events described in The Ghost could really have happened. All in all, this was a great read. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys thrillers, and I shall certainly bee reading more books by Robert Harris. My dilemma is whether to choose Fatherland or The Fear Index.

This is the first book by Robert Harris that i have read and it won't be the last. I really enjoyed this from start to finish and loved some of the descriptions that he so eloquently gives. Great read.