The Ghost

The moment I heard how McAra died I should have walked away. I can see that now. I should have said, 'Rick, I'm sorry, this isn't for me, I don't like the sound of it, ' finished my drink and left. But he was such a good storyteller, Rick -- I often thought he should have been the writer and I the agent -- that once he'd started talking there was never any question I wouldn't listen, and by the time he had finished, I was done for." En tidligere engelsk premierminister skriver på sine memoirer, der tilsyneladende skal fortælle den fuldstændige sandhed om hans regeringstid. Han hyrer en "ghostwriter" til at hjælpe sig, men denne opdager adskillige ubehagelige hemmeligheder, som den tidligere p.m. ikke har til hensigt at afsløre, og det får uanede konsekvenser Accustomed to working with fading rock stars and minor celebrities, he 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 and finishing the book in the seclusion of a luxurious house.