Camino Island

By John Grisham

Camino Island - John Grisham
  • Release Date: 2017-06-06
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
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From 4,574 Ratings

Description

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A delightfully lighthearted caper . . . [a] fast-moving, entertaining tale.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A gang of thieves stage a daring heist from a vault deep below Princeton University’s Firestone Library. Their loot is priceless, impossible to resist.
        
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 unsavory ventures.
     
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 monetary offer convinces Mercer to go undercover and infiltrate Cable’s circle of literary friends, to get close to the ringleader, to discover his secrets.

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Reviews

  • Camino Island

    5
    By CCDave
    Exciting read. Good story, holds your interest.
  • Like driving through Kansas.

    2
    By K2skigirl
    As my first Grisham novel, l was expecting plot twists and cliffhangers. Nope, not one. You can see the whole story from the beginning and it delivers each expected development on a simple plodding drumbeat.
  • Very enjoyable read

    5
    By JRD walker
    Good story line, relatable characters, surprise ending. What’s not to like?
  • A very good book

    5
    By Dan Vermilion
    I loved the story and the characters. It was a great read.
  • Anticlimactic ending

    2
    By RobertMedic30
    Ending fell flat, bad guy wins, too simple for such an elaborately laid out narrative plot. Much left to be desired
  • Camino Island

    5
    By Grams 1001
    A wonderful read. A departure from is lawyer theme, but great.
  • Solid Book

    4
    By Bamancal
    To me, this was a very solid book. Liked taking a break from court room dramas. I liked most of the characters and enjoyed reading.
  • I love typical Grisham

    5
    By ma2she
    Kinda cruel all of the real crooks got caught. At least someone made it out of the heat
  • Engaging

    5
    By chuckleedee
    The writing is very good. There were times when I felt that I was on that beach...
  • Great author but...

    4
    By AlexisRed2
    Weakest ending imaginable! I have read many Grisham books before but they were completely riveting, this was more beach trash than a law drama. I liked the characters and the plot but the ending just was awful. Four stars for what could be and a nod to a great author!