"Clark's book deftly and engagingly delves into this complicated not-so-cold case, from multiple points of view. Most affecting are a journal and some newly unearthed film footage taken by Poppy, an aspiring moviemaker and budding feminist who turns out to be the heroine of the story." -- The New York Times

"Realistic scenes of a contentious father-daughter relationship, the toll shame exacts on families and a portrait of '70s California make The Ghostwriter a page-turning, rewarding read." -- The Los Angeles Times

"Clark effortlessly delivers on her clever, metatextual premise in this devilish thriller...keeps readers guessing about Taylor's motives and guilt, all while playing scrupulously fair with the reader. It adds up to a deeply satisfying shocker in the vein of Riley Sager's The Only One Left." -- Publishers Weekly, STARRED review

"Dark, enigmatic, suspenseful, complex, thought provoking, and heart wrenching, this book is a riveting, five-star read." -- Booklist, STARRED review

"With a fast-paced plot that blurs boundaries between present and past, along with a psychologically compelling cast of characters, Clark's new thriller is perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell and will have readers reconsidering what it means to write, right, and rewrite personal stories." -- Library Journal

"I love all of Julie Clark's books and The Ghostwriter is at the top of that list! Expertly plotted and exquisitely twisted... Julie Clark masterfully weaves together a daughter's long-held suspicions and her father's deadly secrets with the tragic events from the past. The Ghostwriter kept me turning pages in this suspenseful search for the truth." -- Ashley Elston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of First Lie Wins

"Julie Clark does it again. In The Ghostwriter, Clark takes on family secrets with her trademark suspenseful storytelling and exquisite twists. The Ghostwriter is Clark at her best." -- Laura Dave, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me and The Night We Lost Him

"I was completely gripped by Julie Clark's phenomenal latest, The Ghostwriter, which is both a pulse-pounding thriller as well as a heart-wrenching family suspense with an explosive, decades old mystery at its center. Told from shifting points of view with propulsive, dual timelines, I couldn't stop racing through its pages. With twist after mind-blowing twist and a final reveal that will honest-to-God leave your jaw on the floor, The Ghostwriter is the ultimate masterclass in plotting. Elegant, wholly original, and completely unputdownable, I was transfixed." -- May Cobb, author of The Hunting Wives and All the Little Houses

"Julie Clark is a master storyteller at the top of her game. The Ghostwriter is a richly layered family drama unspooling out of a dark history, as much a tale of a woman searching for connection with her enigmatic father as it is a brilliant mystery about a night of violence whose consequences echo into the present. Clark's books are always irresistibly plotted and expertly written, but The Ghostwriter, with its powerful emotional reckoning at the center, its father and daughter reaching for each other across time, takes it to a whole new level. This is a book to be devoured and then, in retrospect, savored. I loved everything about it." -- Ashley Winstead, national bestselling author of Midnight is the Darkest Hour

"In The Ghostwriter, Julie Clark peels back the painful layers of generational trauma in exquisite, chilling detail, to solve a long-unsolved double homicide. The Ghostwriter is a totally original, haunting literary thriller." -- Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author of Summers at the Saint and The Homewreckers

"Beautifully written, utterly immersive and completely thrilling. A surefire hit." -- Jo Spain, author of The Perfect Lie and Dirty Little Secrets

"The Ghostwriter is a smart, compulsive, and intelligent thriller. I was hooked from the outset by the clever premise, which is elegantly executed. Julie Clark is fast becoming one of my favorite crime writers." -- Lucy Clarke, author of The Castaways, The Hike, and One of the Girls

"Once again, Julie Clark is the queen of the twist. Intricately layered and full of emotional complexity, The Ghostwriter throws you in the deep end and keeps you there until the very last page. It left me breathless." -- Janelle Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Things, Watch Me Disappear, and All We Ever Wanted Was Everything

Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark

Pub date: 2026-03-10

Length: 368 pages