This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration.

The Ghostwriter

Summary: The brand-new standalone thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Flight, Julie Clark. Perfect for fans of Gillian McAllister, Lisa Jewell and Claire Douglas.

“I know what your dad did.”

I set down my sandwich. “He wrote a book.”

The boy, whose name I no longer remember, had shaken his head, eyes sparkling with glee to be the one to tell me. To shatter my childhood right there in the school cafeteria. “Your dad killed his brother and sister. Murdered them in their own home.”

Ghostwriter Olivia Dumont has spent her entire professional life hiding the fact that she is the only child of legendary horror author Vincent Taylor, famous not only for his novels, but for being the prime suspect in the brutal slaying of his siblings.

On the brink of financial ruin, Olivia reluctantly agrees to ghostwrite her father’s last book, not realising that she will be forced to reckon with the ghosts that live at the centre of her family. Because after fifty years of silence, Vincent Taylor is finally ready to talk. But is he ready to tell the truth?

 

 

Traveling With T’s Thoughts:

I’m a HUGE fan of first lines/paragraphs. They may not make or break the book exactly, but they add a bit something. And the first few lines in The Ghostwriter def added that lagniappe.

Having loved Julie Clark’s other books (The Lies I Tell and The Last Flight), I felt I was in for a great treat with The Ghostwriter, but I may have underestimated how much I did enjoy it.

What I liked:

The cover is HOT!

Olivia. I thought she was such a well-written, fleshed out character. From her struggles with her dad in her earlier years (the struggle between the magic of their relationship at times vs the times she felt abandoned by him) to her triumphs and struggles as a ghostwriter. One dimensional she was not!

How the story was laid out- the scenes of 1975 and the current day, with some current events tying in the story. I was never quite sure when some stories were being revealed as to how true they were because Victor was a good storyteller.

 

Bottom line: I predict this book will be on many “best of” lists of 2025.

 

*This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration. All thoughts and opinions are mine alone.*

 

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Happy Reading and Bookishly Yours,

T @ Traveling With T