The king of the legal thriller delivers another impeccably plotted page-turner, as bookseller Bruce Cable finds himself on a paradise island, drawn into a game of political machinations and the insider quarrels of the literary world.
Following John Grisham's international bestsellers, Camino Island and Camino Winds,Camino Ghosts is the story of an island off the Florida coast with a haunted, violent history and an uncertain future.
Dark Isle is said to be cursed: drownings, disappearances and hauntings have been the fate of intruders. It was settled by freed slaves 300 years ago, and their descendants lived there until 1955, when the last one was forced to leave. Now abandoned, it is the target of greedy developers.
Lovely Jackson is the last survivor of Dark Isle and claims to be its legal owner. But there is not a shred of evidence to prove that is true.
It's unlikely that the developers will be deterred by the claims of one old woman. They have millions; Lovely only has Steven Mahon, a pro bono environmental lawyer, and Mercer Mann, a floundering novelist, to fight in her corner.
With the court case looming and the bulldozers waiting to roll in, Steven and Mercer are in a race against time to unearth the truth behind Lovely's story and, together, save the legacy of the island.
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 9781529342550
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 220 g
Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 22 mm
Cable is an engaging protagonist, full of ambiguities, a man whose own morality is full of 'grey areas' . . . Camino Winds has all the usual Grisham hallmarks - a pacy plot, tension-filled scenes - and the descriptions of a storm-battered island are well executed - Independent
A perfect summer read, enjoying all his plotting wizardry and deft characterisation - Irish Independent
Another gem from John Grisham . . . There is something very soothing about Camino Winds, despite the fact it deals with more than one brutal murder and a drugs conspiracy. The follow-up to Grisham's Camino Island, it's very different in tone to his legal thrillers . . . Grisham knows what he's doing - Observer
Having read the previous two Camino books I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book, already there had been a literary heis, and a murder what else could happen on Camino Island what other troubles could Bruce and... More
I am getting to like the characters in the Camino series. They are all such a likeable clique and work together well. I look forward to reading some more of their escapades.
After 20 pages in I was dreading finishing this book. There’s not enough of it. I always wondered how an author and their editors decide when enough is enough and when a book should be 292 pages long or 600 pages.... More
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