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The Ghost

From the bestselling author and literary mind behind "Imperium, Pompeii," and "Fatherland" comes this compelling, modern political thriller ripped from todays headlines.

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  • "Escritor"
  • "Ghost"
  • "Ghost"@he
  • "Ghost"@pl
  • "Ghost"@it
  • "El escritor"
  • "Ghost writer"
  • "ghost"@ja

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  • "The narrator of Robert Harris's new novel is a ghostwriter who 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. 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 dintinctly 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."
  • "Seine Zusammenarbeit mit Roman Polanski bei der Verfilumg von 'Ghost' ('Der Ghostwriter') brachte ihm den französischen 'César' und den 'Europäischen Filmpreis' für das beste Drehbuch ein. Robert Harris lebt mit seiner Familie in Berkshire."
  • "Een ghostwriter krijgt de opdracht de memoires van de voormalige Britse premier af te maken na de dood van zijn voorganger; hij vermoedt niet in welk wespennest hij belandt."
  • "An extraordinarily auspicious thriller of power, politics, corruption, and murder. Dashing, captivating Adam Lang was Britain's longest serving - and most controversial - prime minister of the last half century, whose career ended in tatters after he sided with America in an unpopular war on terror."
  • "Der Ghostwriter des ehemaligen britischen Premiers recherchiert für die Memoiren seines Arbeitgebers genauer als gefordert. Dabei macht er eine Entdeckung, die zu einem weltpolitischen Chaos führen kann."
  • "From the bestselling author and literary mind behind "Imperium, Pompeii," and "Fatherland" comes this compelling, modern political thriller ripped from todays headlines."@en
  • ""When British prime minister Adam Lang's ghostwriter, Michael McAra, dies in mysterious circumstances, a new writer is brought in to write Lang's autobiography. But it soon becomes clear that Lang and his wife Ruth are a much more complicated couple than they first appear. The Ghost is a powerful commentary on the policies employed by the British government in the 'War on Terror'."--Publisher description."
  • "Adam Lang est le Premier ministre britannique le plus controversé et resté le plus longtemps en exercice. En quittant le gouvernement, il décide de rédiger ses mémoires et engage un nègre pour écrire le livre à sa place. En se mettant au travail, l'écrivain découvre des secrets sur Lang relatifs à la politique mondiale. Des informations compromettantes et susceptibles de semer la mort..."
  • ""The Macmillan Readers series are carefully graded from Starter to Upper Intermediate (A1-B2) to help students choose the right reading material for their ability. Our list of titles includes great stories from both contemporary and classic authors. When British Prime Minister Adam Lang's ghost writer, Mike McAra, dies in mysterious circumstances, a new writer is brought in to write Lang's biography. But it soon becomes clear that Lang and his wife Ruth are a much more complicated couple than they first seem. The Ghost is a powerful commentary on the policies employed by the British government on 'The War on Terror' during the Tony Blair years." Publisher description."
  • "Britain's former prime minister is holed up in a remote, ocean-front house in America, struggling to finish his memoirs, when his long-term assistant drowns. A professional ghostwriter is sent out to rescue the project - a man more used to working with fading rock stars and minor celebrities than ex-world leaders."@en
  • "Having served as Great Britain's longest-enduring prime minister, Adam Lang accepts a large cash advance to write a tell-all memoir of his life and controversial political career, an effort for which he hires a ghostwriter who uncovers dangerous secrets about the former leader's term."@en
  • "Having served as Great Britain's longest-enduring prime minister, Adam Lang accepts a large cash advance to write a tell-all memoir of his life and controversial political career, an effort for which he hires a ghostwriter who uncovers dangerous secrets about the former leader's term."
  • "The ghostwriter for Adam Lang, Britain's controversial ex-prime minister, discovers Lang is not just a charismatic politician but a man with powerful secrets to alter world politics and to kill."@en
  • "The ghostwriter for Adam Lang, Britain's controversial ex-prime minister, discovers Lang is not just a charismatic politician but a man with powerful secrets to alter world politics and to kill."
  • "Hochbrisant, Topaktuell Der britische Ex-Premierminister Adam Lang will seine Memoiren veröffentlichen. Nach dem dubiosen Tod seines Ghostwriters recherchiert dessen Nachfolger genauer als verlangt und macht eine Entdeckung, die zu einem weltpolitischen Chaos führen kann. War der Premier im 'Krieg gegen den Terror' eine Marionette der CIA? Niemand zuvor hat Grossbritannien so lange regiert wie Premierminister Adam Lang. Nun ist er aus dem Amt geschieden, und alle Welt erwartet sehnsüchtig die Memoiren des charismatischen Machtmenschen. Sensationelle zehn Millionen Dollar Vorschuss hat ihm sein amerikanischer Verleger geboten. Unter zwei Bedingungen: Das Buch muss binnen zwei Jahren auf dem Markt sein, und der Ex-Premier soll in Sachen Krieg gegen den Terror kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen.-"
  • "Ein halbes Jahr vor dem Termin passiert das Undenkbare: Am Ufer der US-amerikanischen Insel Martha's Vineyard, wohin sich Adam Lang zum Arbeiten an seinen Erinnerungen zurückgezogen hat, wird die Leiche seines Ghostwriters angeschwemmt. War es Mord? Schnell wird ein Ersatzmann gefunden, der auf eigene Faust noch genauer als sein Vorgänger in der Vergangenheit des Machtpolitikers recherchiert. Und dabei stösst er auf Dinge, die so brisant sind, dass deren Veröffentlichung zu einem weltpolitischen Chaos führen würde. Robert Harris wurde 1957 in Nottingham geboren und studierte in Cambridge. Er war Reporter bei der BBC, Redakteur beim 'Observer' und Kolumnist bei der 'Sunday Times' und dem 'Daily Telegraph'. 2003 wurde er als bester Kolumnist mit dem 'British Press Award' ausgezeichnet. Er schrieb mehrere Sachbücher, und seine Romane 'Vaterland', 'Enigma', 'Aurora', 'Pompeji', 'Imperium', 'Ghost' und zuletzt 'Titan' wurden allesamt internationale Bestseller.-"
  • "Retired British prime minister Adam Lang sets out to write a tell-all memoir of his life and political career, an effort for which he hires a ghostwriter who uncovers dangerous secrets about the former leader's term."@en
  • "Former prime minister Adam Lang, having retired to Martha's Vineyard to write his memoirs, hires a professional ghostwriter to get the manuscript in shape following the death of his aide and collaborator, but the new writer uncovers more secrets than Lang had intended to reveal and it is not long before the unnamed author finds his own life in peril."@en
  • "From the bestselling author of Fatherland and Imperium comes The Ghost, an extraordinarily auspicious thriller of power, politics, corruption, and murder. Dashing, captivating Adam Lang was Britain's longest serving -- and most controversial -- prime minister of the last half century, whose career ended in tatters after he sided with America in an unpopular war on terror. Now, after stepping down in disgrace, Lang is hiding out in wintry Martha's Vineyard to finish his much sought-after, potentially explosive memoir, for which he accepted one of history's largest cash advances. But the project runs aground when his ghostwriter suddenly and mysteriously disappears and later washes up, dead, on the island's deserted shore. Enter our hero -- Lang's new ghostwriter -- cynical, mercenary, and quick with a line of deadpan humor. Accustomed to working with fading rock stars and minor celebrities, he jumps at the chance to be the new ghost of Adam Lang's memoirs, especially as it means a big payday. At once he flies to Lang's remote location in America to finish the book in the seclusion of a luxurious estate, but it doesn't take him long to realize he has made a fatal error in judgment. The state of affairs is grim enough when the ghost begins to unearth the bone-chilling circumstances of his predecessor's death. And before long, he discovers that the ex-prime minister is not just a charismatic politician who made a few mistakes. He's a dark, tortured man with haunting secrets in his past -- secrets with the power to alter world politics. Secrets with the power to kill. Robert Harris is known the world over as a master of his trade. The Ghost is yet another signature, brilliant tour de force that will compel, captivate, and excite readers to the very last shocking page."@en
  • "A professional ghostwriter takes on the task of ghostwriting the memoirs of Britain's former prime minister. But he quickly discovers that secrets in the ex-prime minister's past put him in grave danger as he attempts to write the book."@en
  • "Retired British prime minister Adam Lang sets out to write a tell-all memoir of his life and political career, an effort for which he hires a ghostwriter who uncovers dangerous secrets about the former leader's time in office."@en
  • "The narrator jumps at the chance to ghost the memoirs of Britain's former prime minister. But soon he realises that he has made a terrible mistake. His predecessor on the project died in suspicious circumstances and the ex-prime minister turns out to be a man with secrets that are returning to haunt him - secrets with the power to kill."@en

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  • "Powieść sensacyjna angielska"@pl
  • "Anglické romány"
  • "Feature"
  • "Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)"@en
  • "Problems and exercises"
  • "Spænding"
  • "Suspense fiction, English"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "Powieść angielska"@pl
  • "Roman policier anglais"
  • "Roman policier"
  • "Thrillery (romány)"
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Spanish language materials"
  • "Suspense fiction"
  • "Suspense fiction"@en
  • "Thrillers (novels)"
  • "Powieść sensacyjna amerykańska"@pl
  • "Thriller"
  • "Popular literature"
  • "Bestseller 2007 (Englisch)"
  • "Online-Publikation"
  • "Detective and mystery stories, English"
  • "Spannung"
  • "Large type books"
  • "English fiction"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Problems, exercises, etc"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en

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  • "<&gt"@he
  • "The ghost writter"
  • "L'homme de l'ombre : roman"
  • "סופר צללים"
  • "Gōsuto raitā"
  • "Autor widmo"@pl
  • "Der Ghostwriter Roman"
  • "Haamukirjoittaja"@fi
  • "Haamukirjoittaja"
  • "The Ghost"@en
  • "The Ghost"
  • "Il ghostwriter"
  • "Il ghostwriter"@it
  • "Ghost : Roman"
  • "Sofer tselalim"
  • "ゴーストライター"
  • "L'homme de l'ombre"
  • "Geest"
  • "L'homme de l'ombre [roman]"
  • "The ghost"
  • "The ghost"@en
  • "Ghost : roman"
  • "The ghost a novel"@en
  • "El poder en la sombra"
  • "El poder en la sombra"@es
  • "Ghost : Roman ; mit einer Krimi-Analyse der Zeit-Redaktion ; [Tatort Großbritannien - USA]"
  • "El Poder en la sombra"
  • "Ghost Roman ; mit einer Krimi-Analyse der Zeit-Redaktion"
  • "The ghost : a novel"@en
  • "Ghost Thriller, Lesung ; gekürzte Lesung"
  • "Ghostwriter"
  • "Ghostwriter"@pl
  • "The ghost writer"@en
  • "The ghost writer"
  • "Spökskrivaren"@sv
  • "Hayalet yazar"
  • "Ghost Roman"
  • "Duch"
  • "The ghost : [a novel]"
  • "Der Ghostwriter : Roman"
  • "Duh"
  • "THE GHOST WRITER"
  • "Skyggen : roman"@da
  • "Sofer tslalim"
  • "Gāsuto raitā"@ja
  • "The ghost : [with extra exercises and audio CD]"

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