The Ghost Writer

I rated this “amazing,” even though I think the end is kind of a mess, just because everything leading up to that is so entrancing. Plus, there are a few nested short stories that are absolutely dynamite.

I'm constantly on the lookout for more books in this vein. I'd say similar novels include The Thirteenth Tale and The Historian. I just love the combination of gothic styling, investigation of murky family secrets, ghost stories and bibliophile protagonists.