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. 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. 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. Could he somehow be involved in the Princeton theft? Shelve Camino Island (Camino Island, 1) Shelve Every City Is Every Other City (A Gordon Stewart Mystery, 1) Shelve Memory Man (Amos Decker, 1) Shelve The. a fast-moving, entertaining tale.Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A gang of thieves stage a daring heist from a vault deep below. 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. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A delightfully lighthearted caper. 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. 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. 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. Contact Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh on any of our social media platforms or email us at you have any questions.John Grisham’s latest tale opens with a robbery and closes with a reconciliation. You can view a tutorial video here for more information. ![]() And if you are new to John Grisham, we have many of his older titles available to read on Overdrive!Īre you interested in more book recommendations? Fill out our Book Recommendation form and a librarian will curate a list of suggestions for you! You can access Overdrive and Hoopla through our eResources page or by downloading the Libby and Hoopla apps to your device. ![]() While you eagerly wait to read it or if you have already enjoyed it, here are some additional recommendations that will give you a similar feel of suspense and mystery, perhaps taking place in the warm tropics and water, exploring the intrigue of rare items, or even centering around characters who are writers themselves. When Cable happens to find Kerr’s unpublished manuscript, it is clear that something bigger is at hand. With the local police too overwhelmed with the disaster clean up, it’s up to local bookseller and roguish head of the literary society, Bruce Cable, to investigate Kerr’s death per request of the Kerr family. In this sequel, the aftermath of a hurricane in Florida’s Camino Island resort results in several deaths, including the suspicious death of popular thriller writer Nelson Kerr. Have you heard? John Grisham released a sequel to his popular 2017 Camino Island thriller (also available as eAudio), titled Camino Winds (also available as eAudio).
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