Camino Island
Camino Island by John Grisham, published by Hodder & Stoughton on January 11, 2018, is a work of fiction that delves into the world of literary theft. This edition spans 310 pages and is presented in English. The narrative centers around a daring heist targeting the five manuscripts of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s only novels, leading to a series of arrests and the subsequent disappearance of both the thieves and the stolen works.
Readers will follow Mercer Mann, a struggling writer with financial burdens, as she returns to the serene setting of Camino Island, where she spent her childhood summers. Tasked with writing her novel, she finds herself drawn into the shadowy realm of stolen books and the complexities of a notorious bookseller’s collection. The story explores themes of crime and the literary world, offering insights into the darker aspects of book dealing and the motivations that drive individuals within this unique subculture.
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The most daring and devastating heist in literary history targets the five manuscripts of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s only novels. After an initial flurry of arrests, both they and the ruthless gang of thieves who took them have vanished without trace. Dealing in stolen books is a dark business, and few are initiated to its arts – which puts Bruce Kable right on the FBI’s Rare Asset Recovery Unit’s watchlist. A struggling writer burdened by debts, Mercer Mann spent summers on Florida’s idyllic Camino Island as a kid, in her grandmother’s beach cottage. Now she is being made an offer she can’t refuse: to return to the peace of the island, to write her novel – and get close to a certain infamous bookseller and his interesting collection of manuscripts.
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