Current events are the backdrop for this suspenseful novel of political intrigue. A ghostwriter hired to pen the memoirs of Adam Lang (a thinly-disguised fictional version of Tony Blair) finds he has bitten off much more than he can chew. The "ghost" almost turns down the assignment because of the insanely early deadline required for publication, but accepts for the exceptional monetary gain he's certain to receive. Later, he discovers that the first ghostwriter hired for the assignment may not have have accidentally drowned as had been reported, but may have been murdered ... and if he continues to follow in the first ghost's footsteps, he may also wash ashore as a bloated corpse on a cold, barren stretch of Martha's Vineyard beach.
Harris makes no effort to disguise his personal opinion regarding the war on terror in this novel, and he certainly casts the British Prime Minister, (as well as Mrs. Blair), in a very unfavorable light -- including with some rather wild poetic liberties -- but "The Ghost" manages to stand on its own merit as a well-written, captivating work of fiction.