Ghostwright [Mass Market Paperback]

Michael Cadnum (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1993

Hamilton Speke is an artist of mythic proportions. Into his fabulously successful world comes a disquieting presence from his youth--Timothy Asquith, a fellow artist long thought dead. Asquith claims that Speke is a counterfeit whose success is based on Asquith's life and work. And he wants it all back . . . including Speke's very life.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

A good old-fashioned thriller about a succesful artist troubled by a character from his past.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

This fine novel of psychological horror places readers squarely in the middle of playwright Hamilton Speke's nightmare. Never sure himself how much of his work is original and how much borrowed from long-vanished pal Timothy Asquith, the writer feels guilt and rage when Asquith turns up, determined to claim Speke's success as his own. Speke kills and buries the intruder, but Asquith is still there, haunting him--and Asquith is a madman and a serial killer. The elliptical style keeps readers as uncertain as Speke about what is real, what only imagined, maintaining the suspense at a high level. Cadnum's highly praised previous novels ( Saint Peter's Wolf , LJ 5/15/91; Sleepwalker , LJ 2/15/91) have built an audience. Recommended for horror collections.
- Marylaine Block, St. Ambrose Univ. Lib., Davenport, Ia.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 382 pages
• Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers (December 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786700483
• ISBN-13: 978-0786700486
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,506,525 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Michael Cadnum is the author of thirty-five books, including the National Book Award finalist The Book of the Lion.  A two-time Edgar Allen Poe Award nominee, and an award-winning poet, Cadnum's work is widely acclaimed.

He lives in Albany, California, across the bay from San Francisco, with his wife Sherina.

For more of the latest on Cadnum and his work visit his website www.MichaelCadnum.com