Camino Ghosts
A Novel
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4.2 • 155 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Will an ancient curse darken the skies over Camino Island? Bruce Cable and Mercer Mann are about to find out.
Look for John Grisham’s forthcoming legal thriller, The Widow. This time, the verdict isn’t the end of the story.
Mercer Mann, a popular writer from Camino Island, is back on the beach, marrying her boyfriend, Thomas, in a seaside ceremony. Bruce Cable, infamous owner of Bay Books, performs the wedding. Afterward, Bruce tells Mercer that he has stumbled upon an incredible story. Mercer desperately needs an idea for her next novel, and Bruce now has one.
The true story is about Dark Isle, a sliver of a barrier island not far off the North Florida coast. It was settled by freed slaves three hundred years ago, and their descendants lived there until 1955, when the last one was forced to leave. That last descendant is Lovely Jackson, elderly now, who loves her birthplace and its remarkable history. But now Tidal Breeze, a huge, ruthless corporate developer, wants to build a resort and casino on the island, which Lovely knows, deep down, is rightfully hers.
Mercer befriends Lovely, and they plunge into an enormous fight over who owns Dark Isle, taking on Tidal Breeze Corporation, its lawyers, lobbyists, and powerful Florida politicians. But Lovely knows something about the island that could seriously cloud the dollar signs in the developer’s eyes: the island is cursed. It has remained uninhabited for nearly a century for some very real and very troubling reasons. The deep secrets of the past are about to collide with the enormous ambitions of the present, and the fate of Dark Isle—and Camino Island, too—hangs in the balance.
Look for all of John Grisham’s rollicking Camino novels:
Camino Island
Camino Winds
Camino Ghosts
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
John Grisham leans into two of his hallmarks—big themes and finely drawn characters—for this coastal thriller. A shady developer is circling Dark Isle, a tract of land off the Florida coast that once housed enslaved people who escaped bondage, to turn it into a resort casino. One problem: Lovely Jackson, the last descendant of those people, claims the island is hers. So a group of locals, including best-selling author Mercer Mann, rally around Lovely to help protect the legacy of her ancestors. Like a master chef, Grisham knows exactly how to balance the flavors in this riveting dish (including some fun supernatural spice). From an epic court battle to the brutal realities of slavery, he gives each element of the tale just the right amount of space. Breezy but not lightweight, Camino Ghosts goes down like sweet tea on a hot summer day.
Customer Reviews
Really a great story
Really enjoyed this book. So glad it wasn’t another book with a farm.
Camino Ghosts
Camino Ghosts is a wonderful story with a little bit of everything in it including underhanded business practices, a smattering of the occult and extremely colorful characters. The storyline is relatable for the times.
I was hooked early on in the story and, like anyone who loves a good read can relate to, did nothing else until I reached the last page.
For me it was another Grisham winner.
Camino Ghosts
I liked the ending. There was still that nagging doubt. The characters were interesting and had that mind set that they were on Right’s side so no moral obligation to obey the rules. And I liked the part about the heart attack. I had mine last month at 65. I am still practising albeit not as many hours as before. It’s hard to give up litigation.