![]() ![]() ![]() As Mann looks for the books and comes to terms with her grandmother’s passing, she discovers a town filled with successful and failed writers, from romance novelists to struggling literary fiction authors, some with drinking problems, others brimming with the latest gossip.Īs the fate of the lost manuscripts is revealed page by page, the action pivots among Mann, Cable and the thieves until all is revealed.Ĭamino Island makes a fine beach read no matter what island you end up on this summer. A gang of thieves stage a daring heist from a vault deep below Princeton Universitys Firestone Library. She’s soon recruited by an outfit working for the insurance company as the perfect sleuth to suss out the fate of the manuscripts – she spent much of her youth on Camino Island with her grandmother, who died tragically. a fast-moving, entertaining tale. Next we meet Mercer Mann, a novelist who cannot get her new book going and has recently lost her teaching job at the University of North Carolina. Jump to ratings and reviews Want to read Kindle 9.99 Rate this book Camino Island 1 Camino Island John Grisham 3.79 124,113 ratings10,246 reviews 1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER A delightfully lighthearted caper. Not ordering to the United States Click here. Expected delivery to the United States in 6-11 business days. Could he somehow be involved in the Princeton theft? 3.79 (122,722 ratings by Goodreads) Hardback Camino English By (author) John Grisham US27.48 US29.95 You save US2.47 Also available in Paperback US10.31 Free delivery worldwide Available. The reader is introduced to Bruce Cable, an outgoing and popular bookstore owner in the town of Santa Rosa on Camino Island, Florida, who just happens to make the occasional black market deal for stolen books – and who has a penchant for seersucker suits. Scott Fitzgerald, including The Great Gatsby and Tender is the Night from Princeton University’s library.Īfter the successful caper turns sour – a few of the crew are quickly nabbed by the feds – the story moves south with an abrupt turn. Bruce Cable owns a popular bookstore in the sleepy resort town of Santa Rosa on Camino Island in Florida. Scott Fitzgerald that had been stolen from the library at Princeton University. Their loot is priceless, impossible to resist. In Camino Island by John Grisham, aspiring writer Mercer Mann struggled with morality issues when she was asked to help catch a man accused of having purchased five handwritten manuscripts by F. John Grisham’s latest book is populated with ruthless thieves, witty writers and loads of intrigue.Īt the heart of the story is the theft of five priceless, yet heavily insured, original manuscripts by F. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A gang of thieves stage a daring heist from a vault deep below Princeton University’s Firestone Library. In between these bookends, Camino Island by John Grisham is populated with ruthless thieves, witty writers and enough intrigue to fill a bookstore’s mystery aisle. ![]() John Grisham’s latest tale opens with a robbery and closes with a reconciliation. ![]()
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