Camino Island
The sizzling crime thriller from the number 1 Sunday Times bestselling author
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3.9 • 336 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
ONE GROUP OF RUTHLESS THIEVES HAVE HAD A NOVEL IDEA.
Valued at $25 million, the five finished manuscripts of F Scott Fitzgerald are amongst the most valuable in the world. They're housed in an impenetrable vault deep underneath Princeton University, only accessible with the highest security clearance.
Or so everyone thought. After the most daring heist in literary history, the manuscripts have disappeared off the face of the earth. It will fall to Mercer Mann to find them in a case that has thwarted the FBI's finest minds.
But are some secrets best kept hidden?
💥350+ million copies, 45 languages, 10 blockbuster films: JOHN GRISHAM IS THE MASTER OF THE LEGAL THRILLER💥
Reader praise for Camino Island:
'Difficult to let go of the book once I opened it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Wonderful' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A gripping page-turner' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This guy can tell a story and no mistake' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
John Grisham’s 36th novel takes place in the world of antiquarian book-dealing, bookstores and writers—a notable departure from his bestselling legal thrillers. Camino Island starts with the daring heist of a priceless literary treasure: a set of original F. Scott Fitzgerald manuscripts. It’s a wonderfully fun read, with Grisham’s quick-paced action keeping us hooked from the first page to the last. All the entertaining intrigue is set against the backdrop of a sleepy Florida island, making it a perfect holiday read.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The opening chapters detailing an elaborate scheme to steal five F. Scott Fitzgerald manuscripts from Princeton are the best part of this thriller from bestseller Grisham (The Whistler). A sophisticated gang pulls off the theft after faking a campus shooting that causes widespread panic. The university's insurance company, liable for millions, reaches out to unemployed academic and struggling writer Mercer Mann, who has just lost her position at the University of North Carolina and is in desperate financial straits. Mercer grew up spending summers on Florida's Camino Island, where Donna Watson, the shadowy insurance company representative, believes the stolen manuscripts are; she thinks they're in the possession of Bruce Cable, who runs a successful independent bookstore there. Despite Mercer's initial misgivings about functioning as a spy, she agrees to return to Camino Island and insinuate herself into its literary community as a precursor to gaining Bruce's confidence and determining whether he has the stolen goods. But after this promising setup, the plot follows predictable lines to a conclusion that genre fans have seen before. Author tour.
Customer Reviews
Camino Island
An enjoyable light mystery crime novel with mostly delightful characters tending towards a fairy tale is how I found it. Thankyou.
Far from his best work
As a John Grisham fan, I found this book to be far from his usual standard. Normally, I can’t put down his books. However, it became quite an effort to force myself to stick with it and get through to the end.
Absolutely loved it.
Up until 4am reading it, it’s fantastic.