Camino Island: A Novel (Camino #1)

By: John Grisham

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Synopsis: #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 ReviewA 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 IslandCamino WindsCamino Ghosts