The Ghost Writer (Movie-Tie-In)

專為名人捉刀的寫手，背負罪名的英國前首相，兩個各懷心機的女人，
未完成的回憶錄初稿，隱藏了一連串驚天動地的奪命陰謀

　　一名從渡輪上落海死亡的人，為何是由英國前首相去認屍？

　　為英國前首相亞當朗代筆回憶錄的寫手意外死亡，留下一份未完成的初稿。回憶錄的預付版稅高達一千萬美金，寫手酬勞則有二十五萬美金；事業不太順遂的幽靈，視這份工作為千載難逢的大好機會。他搬到美國東岸與世隔絕的海邊別墅，專心採訪與寫作。

　　但朗接受採訪時的說辭前後不一，他的說法也無法與文獻相印證，回憶錄的初稿內容猶如廢紙，毫無出版價值。再加上朗被指控應接受國際法庭審判，朗的名聲全維繫在幽靈代筆的回憶錄上。

　　幽靈認為朗被指控的理由並不單純，種種線索令他懷疑一切並非巧合，真相隱藏在前任寫手所遺留的未完成手稿內，幽靈因此成為下一個被滅口的頭號目標……

　　中譯本《獵殺幽靈寫手》由「商周」出版。

　　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.

作者簡介

羅伯特．哈里斯　Robert Harris

　　驚悚作家協會大獎得主，曾獲英國新聞獎，為英國新聞從業者最高榮耀。著有《祖國》、《龐貝》、《最高權力》、《攔截密碼戰》、《大間諜》等書，作品翻譯 語言37種。劍橋大學畢業，先後擔任BBC記者，《觀察家報》政治線記者，《週日泰晤士報》與《每日電訊報》專欄作家。

　　大導演羅曼波蘭斯基至為推崇他的作品，兩人合作改編《獵殺幽靈寫手》搬上大銀幕，電影獲得2010柏林影展銀熊獎最佳導演獎。