Camino Ghosts
The spine-tingling crime thriller from the number 1 Sunday Times bestselling author
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4.6 • 7 Ratings
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- €5.99
Publisher Description
Following John Grisham's international bestsellers, Camino Island and Camino Winds, Camino Ghosts is the story of an island off the Florida coast with a haunted, violent history and an uncertain future.
Dark Isle is said to be cursed: drownings, disappearances and hauntings have been the fate of intruders. It was settled by freed slaves 300 years ago, and their descendants lived there until 1955, when the last one was forced to leave. Now abandoned, it is the target of greedy developers.
Lovely Jackson is the last survivor of Dark Isle and claims to be its legal owner. But there is not a shred of evidence to prove that is true.
It's unlikely that the developers will be deterred by the claims of one old woman. They have millions; Lovely only has Steven Mahon, a pro bono environmental lawyer, and Mercer Mann, a floundering novelist, to fight in her corner.
With the court case looming and the bulldozers waiting to roll in, Steven and Mercer are in a race against time to unearth the truth behind Lovely's story and, together, save the legacy of the island.
Reader reviews for Camino Ghosts:
'Grisham is back to his brilliant best'
'Another great Grisham story'
'Fantastic'
'I can almost see the ocean and feel the breeze when I'm reading'
'Grisham on top form'
'Excellent'
'The best Camino book yet!'
'Impossible to put down'
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
John Grisham brings his signature conscience and knack for writing courtroom battles to this thriller centred on a tiny island off the North Florida coast, which was formerly inhabited by runaway slaves. Dark Isle has been targeted for development into a resort, but the last descendent of the island’s former slaves is clinging tightly to her family history—and a potential curse. In his third Camino Island novel, Grisham’s book-loving heroes Bruce and Mercer team up once again to honour the chequered past of this mini-paradise. A fleshed-out supporting cast of characters, evocative island scenes and the author’s renowned ability to weave the ghosts of the past into a David-versus-Goliath legal battle against corporate greed make this a satisfying stand-alone read that maintains the propulsive energy of the first two instalments.
