The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark

DRB Reviews...The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark

I love a good cold case, and I love solving mysteries...but Clark has something special here. She wrote a gripping story. The Ghostwriter is like a vintage full-bodied wine, that keeps getting better with each year it is allowed to ferment. This story fermented over many years, and when it was time to uncork and reveal, the truth bubbled up to the service ready to breathe.

The Ghostwriter was a captivating story that I was completely lost in. If I were to rate this book out of five stars, I would give it a six. I honestly haven't read a book in a very long time that simply told a good story; The Ghostwriter was an incredible story. 

I chose this book as my Book of the Month selection intrigued by the concept of having a ghostwriter write a book for someone. A ghostwriter really has to understand a person's point of view to write a book on their behalf. They have to understand how they felt, understand the context, the time period and all parties involved, completely immersing themselves. It is a huge undertaking. Clark did not spare any details and made the occupation of a ghostwriter come alive in the pages. It was visceral.

Having read three of my favourite reads of 2025 just in the past month, it is a battle to choose just one favourtie, but I can wholeheartedly say The Ghostwriter has exceeded all my wildest expectations and it is Dawn Rodger's book of the year thus far. Congratulations Julie Clark! 

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