Camino Island - John Grisham

Camino Island

By John Grisham

  • Release Date: 2017-06-06
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
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From 4,895 Ratings

Description

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Soak up the sun—and the intrigue—with the first novel in John Grisham’s beloved Camino series.

“A happy lark [that] provides the pleasure of a leisurely jaunt periodically jolted into high gear, just for the fun and speed of it.”—The New York Times Book Review

A gang of thieves stage a daring heist from a secure vault deep below Princeton University’s Firestone Library. Their loot is priceless, but Princeton has insured it for twenty-five million dollars.
 
Bruce Cable owns a popular bookstore in the sleepy resort town of Santa Rosa on Camino Island in Florida. He makes his real money, though, as a prominent dealer in rare books. Very few people know that he occasionally dabbles in the black market of stolen books and manuscripts.

Mercer Mann is a young novelist with a severe case of writer’s block who has recently been laid off from her teaching position. She is approached by an elegant, mysterious woman working for an even more mysterious company. A generous offer of money convinces Mercer to go undercover and infiltrate Bruce Cable’s circle of literary friends, ideally getting close enough to him to learn his secrets.

But eventually Mercer learns far too much, and there’s trouble in paradise as only John Grisham can deliver it.

Look for all of John Grisham’s rollicking Camino novels:
Camino Island
Camino Winds
Camino Ghosts

Reviews

  • I couldn’t put it down,as the story kept me wanting to know what was n rest. Lumley 02-10-2024

    5
    By YEL998
    I couldn’t put it down,as the story kept me wanting to know what was next. Lumley 02-10-2024
  • Camino Island

    5
    By CCDave
    Exciting read. Good story, holds your interest.
  • Like driving through Kansas.

    2
    By K2skigirl
    As my first Grisham novel, l was expecting plot twists and cliffhangers. Nope, not one. You can see the whole story from the beginning and it delivers each expected development on a simple plodding drumbeat.
  • Very enjoyable read

    5
    By JRD walker
    Good story line, relatable characters, surprise ending. What’s not to like?
  • A very good book

    5
    By Dan Vermilion
    I loved the story and the characters. It was a great read.
  • Anticlimactic ending

    2
    By RobertMedic30
    Ending fell flat, bad guy wins, too simple for such an elaborately laid out narrative plot. Much left to be desired
  • Camino Island

    5
    By Grams 1001
    A wonderful read. A departure from is lawyer theme, but great.
  • Solid Book

    4
    By Bamancal
    To me, this was a very solid book. Liked taking a break from court room dramas. I liked most of the characters and enjoyed reading.
  • I love typical Grisham

    5
    By ma2she
    Kinda cruel all of the real crooks got caught. At least someone made it out of the heat
  • Engaging

    5
    By chuckleedee
    The writing is very good. There were times when I felt that I was on that beach...