Camino Island: A Novel

Camino Island: A Novel

<b>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER • “A delightfully lighthearted caper . . . [a] fast-moving, entertaining tale.”—<i>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</i></b><br /><br /> 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.<br />        <br /> 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.<br />     <br /> 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.<br /><br /> But soon Mercer learns far too much, and there’s trouble in paradise—as only John Grisham can deliver it.<br /><br /> <b>Praise for <i>Camino Island</i></b><br /><br /> “A happy lark [that] provides the pleasure of a leisurely jaunt periodically jolted into high gear, just for the fun and speed of it.”<b>—<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b><br /><br /> “Sheer catnip . . . [Grisham] reveals an amiable, sardonic edge here that makes <i>Camino Island</i> a most agreeable summer destination.”<b>—<i>USA Today</i></b><br /><br /> “Fans will thrill with the classic chase and satisfying ending; and book lovers will wallow in ecstasy.”<b>—<i>The Florida Times-Union</i></b>