Camino Island: A Novel

· Camino Book 1 · Sold by Vintage
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#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

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4.3
257 reviews
Anna McChesney
July 22, 2017
I've been reading John Grisham for many years. He's by far my favorite author! I felt this plot had so much potential and I enjoyed the first half of the story; but, I felt the typical Grisham twist/climax didnt present itself as well... But, it was still an enjoyable quick read with an interesting plot.
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Always the Truth
November 24, 2017
One to pass by I will say that I am a John Grisham fan and have read all of his books but one, and it also was not a legal thriller. This one wasn't even in the same ballpark as his other non- legal thrillers. Some of the more recent legal books haven't been as good as his earlier works, but still far better than Camino Island. In this case, it seemed like a completely different author wrote this book. It had none of his usual suspense, and too many characters who really had nothing to do with or for the story. The ending was terrible and completely disjointed, and based on what happens in the book with the female lead, not even believable that she would end up where she did, or get the visit that she did. This book was almost like Mr. Grisham either got bored with his legal thrillers, or just had a deadline he had to meet. I would hope he isn't thinking of branching off into this type of genre, he should stick to what he does best, or just take a break for a bit instead of cranking out a book like this which again seems like it shouldn't even bear his name. In the meantime, I would suggest that fans just let this one pass by, and as always that us is the truth.
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ROXETTE LAUDE
August 29, 2024
In Camino Island, John Grisham crafts a thrilling tale of high-stakes crime and literary intrigue. When a daring heist is executed on a priceless stash from a secure vault beneath Princeton University’s Firestone Library, the loot's worth is insured for a staggering twenty-five million dollars. Meanwhile, in the tranquil resort town of Santa Rosa on Camino Island, Bruce Cable runs a popular bookstore and quietly thrives as a dealer in rare and stolen books. Enter Mercer Mann, a young novelist g
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About the author

John Grisham is the author of numerous #1 bestsellers, including The Firm, A Time to Kill, The Rainmaker, The Innocent Man, The Whistler, The Boys from Biloxi, and many more. His books have been translated into nearly fifty languages. Grisham is a two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and was honored with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction. Grisham serves on the board of directors of the Innocence Project and Centurion Ministries, two national organizations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted. Much of his fiction explores deep-seated problems in our criminal justice system. He lives on a farm in central Virginia.

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