The Ghostwriter- Stewart Giles- Crime /psychological thriller
Matt Gardner is a maths teacher leading a fairly ordinary life….. until his world is
turned upside down as someone is pretending to be him on his social media
accounts with potentially disastrous consequences. He finds a message to one
of his pupils and a picture he would rather not think about- which are on the
wrong side of the law. When he was growing up he was witness to something
which he thought was well behind him buried in the past. Dual timelines take
us through the two scenarios.
This is a very different book for Stewart but I quickly got into it. There is just
that certain something about the characters and plot that rapidly drew me in.
There are twists and turns and I couldn't work out who the ghost writer was.
A very clever, well thought out premise and one that kept me turning the
pages rapidly.
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The Ghostwriter Never take anything for granted. No matter how great things seem
- it can all shatter in an instant.Matt Gardner has a decent life. He has a good job,
a fiancé who adores him and he’s recently found out he’s going to be a father.
Everything is perfect and the future looks bright.But then strange things start
happening – someone has got into his social media accounts and is causing
havoc with Matt’s family and friends.What starts off as a minor nuisance
escalates into something much more sinister and Matt soon realises that
some invisible, malevolent force is hell-bent on destroying him. Some kind
of Ghostwriter is dictating the course of his life – composing his
autobiography without his input, and he finds himself powerless to stop it.
When an incident with a fifteen-year-old girl attracts the attention of the
Police, Matt’s whole life is thrown into the stuff of nightmares and one
by one his family and friends start to doubt him. He finds himself alone
and only when this Ghostwriter ups his game and hints on what this is all
about does Matt realise the true horror of his situation.All of this has its
roots thirty years earlier when Matt was witness to something despicable.
It was something he’d put out of his mind, and something he thought
was over, but this Ghostwriter somehow knows what really happened
and is determined to make Matt remember in the worst possible way.
What readers are saying about Ghostwriter:
An absolute masterpiece of psychological suspense. Its a read that will stay with me for some time. Its My Book of the Year!!! – Carol Stone
Just finished reading and all I can say is wow! Stewart has hidden talents. I read this in one sitting .. couldn't / wouldn't put it down for anything. – Linda Strong book reviews
It was a fascinating concept and I ended up reading it in a day. – Maureen
A brilliant stand alone book is all I'm going to say. I loved reading the whole story this author has once again not let me down with this book, readers will love it – Booklover Bev
There are twists and turns and I couldn't work out who the ghost writer was. A very clever, well thought out premise and one that kept me turning the pages rapidly. – Misfits Farm
BOOKS BY STEWART GILES
DS JASON SMITH SERIES
Book 0.5 - Phobia
Book 1 - Smith
Book 2 - Boomerang
Book 3 - Ladybird
Book 4 - Occam’s Razor
Book 5 - Harlequin
Book 6 - Selene
Book 7 - Horsemen
Book 8 - Unworthy
Book 9 – Venom
Book 10 – Severed
Book 11 – Demons
Book 12 - Deadeye
Book 13 - Motive
Book 14 – Australia
Book 16 – Wishbone
DI O’REILLY MYSTERIES
Book 1 - Blood on the Island
Book 2 - Lies on the Island
Book 3 - Fear on the Island
Book 4 - Malice on the Island
Book 5 – Revenge on the Island
DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES
Book 1-The Beekeeper
Book 2-The Perfect Murder
Book 3-The Backpacker
Trotterdown a box set of DC Harriet Taylor books 1-3
DS JASON SMITH &DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES
Book 1 - The Enigma
Book 2 – Dropzone
Book 3 – The Raven Girl
Trilogy: The DS Smith & Harriet Taylor box set
THE MIRANDA TRILOGY (psychological thrillers)
Miranda
Mistress
Medusa
STANDALONE HORROR
The Divide
After reading English at 3 Universities and graduating from none of them, I set off travelling around the world with my wife, Ann, finally settling in South Africa, where we still live.
In 2014 Ann dropped a rather large speaker on my head and I came up with the idea for a detective series. DS Jason Smith was born. Smith, the first in the series was finished a few months later.
3 years and 8 DS Smith books later, Joffe Books wondered if I would be interested in working with them. As a self-published author, I agreed. However, we decided on a new series - the DC Harriet Taylor: Cornwall series.
The Beekeeper was published and soon hit the number one spot in Australia. The second in the series, The Perfect Murder did just as well.
I continued to self-publish the Smith series and Unworthy hit the shelves in 2018 with amazing results. I therefore made the decision to self-publish The Backpacker which is book 3 in the Detective Harriet Taylor series which was published in July 2018.
After The Backpacker I had an idea for a totally new start to a series – a collaboration between the Smith and Harriet thrillers and The Enigma was born. It brought together the broody, enigmatic Jason Smith and the more level-headed Harriet Taylor.
The Miranda trilogy is something totally different. A psychological thriller trilogy. It is a real departure from anything else I’ve written before.
The Detective Jason Smith series continues to grow with book 16 recently published. The first 5 books in the Detective Liam O’Reilly series are now available.
Website: www.stewartgiles.com
Twitter: @stewartgiles
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