The Ghostwriter
The perfect summer thriller for 2025
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bonnier Books Ltd
Published:5th Jun '25
Should be back in stock very soon

A woman reckons with her own family's dark past as her father, famous for his novels but also as prime suspect for the murder of his siblings, prepares to reveal long-held secrets in his tell-all memoir she is ghostwriting. But is he telling the truth?
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.
The brand-new instant USA Today bestselling standalone thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Flight, Julie Clark. Perfect for fans of Gillian McAllister, Lisa Jewell and Claire Douglas.
'A powerful, ultimately moving whodunnit' THE TIMES
'Expertly plottedandexquisitely twisted' ASHLEY ELSTON, #1 NYT-BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FIRST LIE WINS
'Intriguing and twisty' C. J. TUDOR
"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?
The Ghostwriter is a sardonic portrait of modern publishing and a powerful, ultimately moving whodunnit * The Times *
Expertly plotted and exquisitely twisted ... Julie Clark masterfully weaves together a daughter's long-held suspicions and her father's deadly secrets with the tragic events from the past. The Ghostwriter kept me turning pages in this suspenseful search for the truth * Ashley Elston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of First Lie Wins *
The Ghostwriter is a smart, compulsive, and intelligent thriller. I was hooked from the outset by the clever premise, which is elegantly executed. Julie Clark is fast becoming one of my favourite crime writers * Lucy Clarke, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Hike *
Intriguing and twisty * C. J. Tudor, author of The Burning Girls *
Beautifully written, utterly immersive and completely thrilling. A surefire hit. * Jo Spain, author of Dirty Little Secrets *
ISBN: 9781804188521
Dimensions: 197mm x 131mm x 24mm
Weight: 246g
352 pages