A Ghost at the Door

Michael Dobbs

2013年9月 · Simon and Schuster

この電子書籍について

From an international bestselling author, “the best kind of British thriller” featuring an investigator determined to learn his father’s deadly secrets(The Guardian).

“Tell me about your father.”

Five short, razor-edged words that rip the world of Harry Jones to pieces.

He barely knew his father Johnnie and hated what little he did know, yet no man is able to escape the shadows of the past.

Harry has already lost almost everything—his seat in parliament, his reputation, his fortune. There is little left apart from his love for the headstrong Jemma, and now he must risk losing her and even his own life to uncover the truth about his dead father.

What starts as a gentle enquiry uncovers a trail of murder and guilt-ridden love that dates back to Johnnie’s student days. Harry’s search leads from a burning house in Bermuda to a graveyard in Greece, from the croquet lawns of his father’s Oxford college to the altar of one of London’s finest churches. At every turn Harry discovers that the childhood world he thought he knew, was false, along with almost everyone in it. Only when he confronts his own death does he realize that all along he’s been used as a pawn in a far larger game.

Praise for the Harry Jones series

“An extremely likable hero, clever insights into popular culture, and the best elements of thriller fiction.” —Publishers Weekly

“Dobbs was clearly put on this earth to write thrillers of the most shamelessly page-turning quality.” —Daily Express (UK)

“Dobbs’ books grab because of their authenticity . . . the man knows his stuff.” —The Times (UK).

著者について

Born in 1948 Michael Dobb was Chief of Staff and later Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party. He has a doctorate in nuclear defense studies. Dobbs has also been Deputy Chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi, he presented the BBC TV current affairs program Despatch Box and was a columnist for The Mail on Sunday. Dobbs recently penned the hugely acclaimed theatre play, 'The Turning Point'. He is also the author of the Harry Jones Thrillers, Churchill Novels, and the Parliamentary Novels Series. The immensely popular Netflix series House of Cards is based on book 1 of the Parliamentary Novels by the same name. Michael became Lord Dobbs of Wylye in December 2010 after a long career in and around politics.