Camino Ghosts A Novel
Camino Ghosts A Novel by John Grisham, published by Random House on March 18, 2025, is a legal thriller that explores the intersection of history and ambition. The story follows Mercer Mann, a writer returning to Camino Island for her wedding, who becomes embroiled in a conflict over Dark Isle, a barrier island with a complex past. As she teams up with Lovely Jackson, the last descendant of the island’s original settlers, they confront the powerful Tidal Breeze Corporation, which seeks to develop the land.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into themes of heritage and corporate greed, as Mercer and Lovely uncover the island’s troubled history and the curse that has kept it uninhabited for decades. The book presents a blend of mystery and suspense, highlighting the struggles against legal and political forces. With 304 pages, this edition offers a detailed exploration of the characters’ fight for justice and the secrets that threaten to overshadow their efforts.
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Will an ancient curse darken the skies over Camino Island? Bruce Cable and Mercer Mann are about to find out.
Look for John Grisham’s forthcoming legal thriller, The Widow. This time, the verdict isn’t the end of the story.
Mercer Mann, a popular writer from Camino Island, is back on the beach, marrying her boyfriend, Thomas, in a seaside ceremony. Bruce Cable, infamous owner of Bay Books, performs the wedding. Afterward, Bruce tells Mercer that he has stumbled upon an incredible story. Mercer desperately needs an idea for her next novel, and Bruce now has one.
The true story is about Dark Isle, a sliver of a barrier island not far off the North Florida coast. It was settled by freed slaves three hundred years ago, and their descendants lived there until 1955, when the last one was forced to leave. That last descendant is Lovely Jackson, elderly now, who loves her birthplace and its remarkable history. But now Tidal Breeze, a huge, ruthless corporate developer, wants to build a resort and casino on the island, which Lovely knows, deep down, is rightfully hers.
Mercer befriends Lovely, and they plunge into an enormous fight over who owns Dark Isle, taking on Tidal Breeze Corporation, its lawyers, lobbyists, and powerful Florida politicians. But Lovely knows something about the island that could seriously cloud the dollar signs in the developer’s eyes: the island is cursed. It has remained uninhabited for nearly a century for some very real and very troubling reasons. The deep secrets of the past are about to collide with the enormous ambitions of the present, and the fate of Dark Isle—and Camino Island, too—hangs in the balance.
Look for all of John Grisham’s rollicking Camino novels:
Camino Island
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