The Ghostwriter

This is a must! It doesn’t come out until June 3, 2025, but it is completely worth the pre-order. Julie Clark is one of my favorite thriller authors (I still think about The Last Flight!). This one is set between Topanga and Ojai. Olivia Dumont is a professional ghostwriter (and one of the best in the business) but has found herself in serious hot water (and debt) thanks to a lawsuit. On the verge of financial ruin, her “hail Mary” comes in the form of writing the memoir of a famous author. The only problem? That famous author is her estranged father, Vincent Taylor. Years and years ago, Vincent’s two siblings were murdered. The mystery remains unsolved, but Vincent has never managed to shake the whispers that he was the killer. He’s now a famous horror writer, who everyone thinks is potentially guilty of being a killer himself. After fifty years, Vincent is finally ready to talk about what really happened back in 1975. And Olivia (fresh out of options) is going to be the one to tell the story. I loved this book so much. It kept me guessing the entire time, which is rare these days.