Camino Books in Order

Welcome to Camino Island, Florida, where the beaches are beautiful, the weather is perfect, and there's always a mystery brewing beneath the surface. This series marks Grisham's departure from heavy legal thrillers into something lighter but no less engaging: literary capers set in a beach town populated by writers, booksellers, and the occasional criminal. At the center of it all is Bruce Cable, owner of Bay Books, the island's independent bookstore. Bruce is charming, wealthy, and throws legendary parties for visiting authors. He also happens to deal in rare books and manuscripts, not all of which are acquired through legal channels. The series begins when priceless F. Scott Fitzgerald manuscripts are stolen from Princeton's library, and suspicion falls on Bruce as a possible fence for the stolen goods. Enter Mercer Mann, a struggling novelist with writer's block who's recruited to go undercover on Camino Island, infiltrating Bruce's literary circle to discover the truth. What starts as a simple investigation becomes complicated when Mercer finds herself genuinely liking Bruce and his world of book lovers, beach parties, and literary gossip. The island itself becomes a character, a paradise where writers come to work, play, and occasionally commit crimes. Camino Winds raises the stakes when a hurricane strikes the island and one of Bruce's author friends is found dead in circumstances that look suspicious. The dead writer was working on a novel about Medicare fraud, and Bruce suspects his death wasn't accidental. Camino Ghosts takes the series in a new direction when Lovely Jackson, the last descendant of slaves who once lived on nearby Dark Isle, fights a massive development company trying to steal her ancestral land. Throughout the series, Grisham creates a world where books matter, where literary culture thrives, and where even paradise has its dark secrets. It's a love letter to independent bookstores, a celebration of beach reading, and a reminder that sometimes the best mysteries come with a ocean view.

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Last updated: 2025-10-22