By Kavita Mistry 
Another winner
When you approach a new Julie Clark mystery, you must accept that you will do little else until you finish it. You will ignore your work, put down your phone, and forget to make dinner, all in service of ripping through another well told, smart story. Clark specializes in strong women facing difficult choices and The Ghostwriter offers several such examples.
A Riveting Read
Can ghostwriting bring you closure? That’s what Olivia Dumont, a ghostwriter is asking herself.
June, 1975, two teenage siblings are found dead in their home. Vincent, the only surviving sibling has never been able to shake the whispers and accusations. Decades later Vincent has had a great career of being a horror writer and his estranged daughter, Olivia, has reluctantly agreed to ghostwrite her father’s last book. Is Vincent ready to talk and tell the truth after fifty years of silence? Is Olivia ready to face the disfunction and trauma at the core of her family?
Another riveting read by Julie Clark. The characters are relatable and well developed in this dysfunctional family drama thriller. Poppy was my favorite character in this story, as I found her to be true to herself at such a young age. The deadly secrets from Vincent’s childhood will keep you turning the pages. I look forward to what this skilled author does next.
Thank you to BookBrowse and publisher for the ARC to read.
Starts out slow, but ends with a bang
When she is asked to ghostwrite a book for none other than horror author Vincent Taylor who is her father she hasn’t talked to for years, she has a difficult decision.
But….with overwhelming debt she agrees.
When she sees her father after thirty years, she finds out he is very ill and has written a memoir about his childhood.
That childhood is one that is a horror story. He was accused of killing both his brother and his sister.
Will she find out what she never knew about her father and the murders of her aunt and uncle
How will this all play out for Olivia?
Writing this book turns out to be more difficult than she thought it would be and not what she wanted to find out about her family.
Fans of Julia Clark will enjoy her newest tense, pull-you-in read that started out slowly but ends with a bang. 4/5
Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.