The Ghostwriter

The perfect slow-burn thriller of long-held family secrets

By: Julie Clark

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Paperback | 5 June 2025

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352 Pages

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19.8 x 12.9 x 2.4

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"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?

The brand-new 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.

""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? "

About the Author

Julie Clark is the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Flight. It has earned starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and Library Journal, and the New York Times has called it 'thoroughly absorbing'. It's been named an Indie Next Pick, a Library Reads Pick, and a Best Book of 2020 by Amazon Editors and Apple Books. Her debut, The Ones We Choose, was published in 2018 and has been optioned for television by Lionsgate. She lives in Los Angeles with her two sons and a golden doodle with poor impulse control.

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