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A 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 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. New Read Camino Island [ Author ] John Grisham [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here I m a great Grisham fan, and I can say without a doubt that this is not one of his best works The truth is, the book goes from very fast and very gripping to very slow and very girly far too quickly It s like reading two different books intertwined, and I couldn t care less about the second one I seriously doubt John Grisham wrote the ...Back with another new novel, John Grisham seeks to expand his horizons with a story free of much legalese, but with the slightest hint of some criminal activity A heist at one of Princeton s libraries puts a number of original F Scott Fitzgerald s manuscripts in the hands of some career criminals Quick acting FBI agents are able to scoop up two of the five, but the others are still in hiding, along with the manuscripts When one is rumoured to have surfaced at a small book shop on Camino Back with another new novel, John Grisham seeks to expand his horizons with a story free of much legalese, but with the slightest hint of some criminal activity A heist at one of Princeton s libraries puts a number of original F Scott Fitzgerald s manuscripts in the hands of some career criminals Quick acting FBI agents are able to scoop up two of the five, but the others are still in hiding, along with the manuscripts When one is rumoured to have surfaced at a small book shop on Camino Island, the FBI s Rare Asset Recovery Unit pegs Bruce Kabel as being involved and plan keep an eye on his bookselling...Your secrets are safe I can t think of a soul I would want to tell And these secrets are within a crime A jumbo, over the top, kick in the door of modern literature, and pull down the shades type of heist Dollar signs that even have dollar signs.When a group of well rehearsed thieves make their way into the tombs of Princeton s lower vaulted depths, they come away with a golden grail in the form of original hand written manuscripts of F Scott Fitzgerald Miraculously, they stage enough Your secrets are safe I can t think of a soul I would want to tell And these secrets are within a crime A jumbo, over the top, kick in the door of modern literature, and pull down the shades type of heist Dollar signs that even have dollar signs.When a group of well rehearsed thieves make their way into the tombs of Princeton s lower vaulted depths, they come away with a golden grail in the form of original hand written manuscripts of F Scott Fitzgerald Miraculously, they stage enough diversions that they escape the university grounds and burrow into their hideouts But the coast is not always clear just because time passes A flubadub occurs and two of the members are caught Each of them utter not a word Clear sailing for the others Maybe yes and maybe no.Advice to oneself ala Grisham Write w...I enjoyed thisthan some other recent John Grisham novels I have read Many parts of it were 3 stars and many parts were 4 stars I will compromise at 3.5 stars but round up to 4 on the official scale since I have been so harsh on Grisham lately The main appeal of this book is that books are central to the theme Hardcore readers which most of you probably are will appreciate the discussion of bookstore business politics, book values, first edition col...What a fun summer read I haven t read a John Grisham book since the 90s, but I picked up Camino Island after seeing a positive review I was intrigued because the story is a departure from Grisham s usual legal thrillers The plot is that priceless manuscripts by F Scott Fitzgerald were stolen from a Princeton library, and the hunt is on to catch the thieves and save the papers.The novel starts off with a thrill as we watch the gang of thieves go about the heist As a librarian and also as What a fun summer read I haven t read a John Grisham book since the 90s, but I picked up Camino Island after seeing a positive review I was intrigued because the story is a departure from Grisham s usual legal thrillers The plot is that priceless manuscripts by F Scott Fitzgerald were stolen from a Princeton library, and the hunt is on to catch the thieves and save the papers.The novel starts off with a thrill as we watch the gang of thieves go about the heist As a librarian and also as someone who wants literary archives to be protected, I liked that Grisham completely made up the details of the theft and didn t b...I know it s been a few several years since I read Grisham, but, my gosh, he has changed Often accused of cranking out legal thrillers and following a specific formula, maybe he wanted to depart to a simpler, softer,feminine style If that was his intention, he succeeded I found the subject matter very entertaining, otherwise I probably would not have finished it The mystery not much of a mystery at all revolves around some stolen manuscripts that are worth millions in the literary I know it s been a few several years since I read Grisham, but, my gosh, he has changed Often accused of cranking out legal thrillers and following a specific formula, maybe he wanted to depart to a simpler, softer,feminine style If that was his intention, he succeeded I found the subject matter very entertaining, otherwise I probably would not have finished it The mystery not much of a mystery at all revolves around some ...I got like 140 pages in and did a lot of eye rolling, skipped ahead to read the ending and then rolled my eyes one last time and moved on.Every time I read a book by John Grisham, I am consistently reminded of what a great storyteller he is His style is compact, direct and to the point, and pulls you in immediately I wasn t 10 pages into his new book Camino Island and I knew that I would be spending most of the day focused on reading it The good news is that it was worth it.Rather than focusing on lawyers, it takes aim at the world of bookstores, publishing, and writers It begins with a skillful heist of five John F Every time I read a book by John Grisham, I am consistently reminded of what a great storyteller he is His style is compact, direct and to the point, and pulls you in immediately I wasn t 10 pages into his new book Camino Island and I knew that I would be spending most of the day focused on reading it The good news is that it was worth it.Rather than focusing on lawyers, it takes aim at the world of bookstores, publishing, and writers It begins with a skillful heist of five John F Fitzgerald manuscripts from a secure vault below Princeton s Firestone Library The manuscripts end up in a secondary black market and a young female writer, Mercer Mann, is hired to go undercover an investigate a popular independent bookstore owner and prominent dealer in rare books that is thought to have or know who is in possession of the manuscripts Using a background th...Seldom has such a good premise and beginning of a novel fallen as far and as fast as this The story languishes with not one, but two inept agencies looking for perpetrators, despite apprehending some immediately The weak and incomplete ending finishes this bottomless piece 0 of 10 starsThis isn t a John Grisham book , it s a bit of froth It s starts off well with The Heist that s not a spoiler it s the title of the first chapter Then it descends into aimless meanderings among the colony of authors on the island Almost zero suspense Absolutely zero thrills The ending was phoned in If you want an extremely gentle ride through the soporific world of book authors then it will be good I suppose Otherwise grab a different Grisham book I m a huge fan by the way.To be This isn t a John Grisham book , it s a bit of froth...

Camino Island
  • English
  • 27 June 2019
  • Hardcover
  • 290 pages
  • 0385543026
  • John Grisham
  • Camino Island