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Camino Island: A Novel

John Grisham

Ages 14–18

Readers rate it 3.5 (154 on Hardcover)

304 pages · Released Jun 6, 2017

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Camino Island: A Novel parent’s guide: what’s inside

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LGBTQ+ themes

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A note for parents

Camino Island is an adult thriller centered on a rare book heist and undercover operation. While the violence and mature content are relatively restrained for the genre, the book's themes of deception, theft, and moral ambiguity, combined with scattered adult language and references, make it better suited for older teens than younger readers. The story rewards intelligence and integrity but involves protagonists operating in ethically gray areas.

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From the publisher

After being laid off from her teaching position, Mercer Mann is approached by a mysterious woman with a generous offer to go undercover and infiltrate bookstore owner Bruce Cable's life to learn his secrets. After being laid off from her teaching position, Mercer Mann is approached by a mysterious woman with a generous offer to go undercover and infiltrate bookstore owner Bruce Cable's life to learn his secrets.

Shelved under

  • Bookstores
  • Fiction
  • Antiquarian booksellers
  • Book thefts
  • Rare books
  • Undercover operations
  • Florida
  • Fiction, thrillers, general
  • Booksellers and bookselling, fiction
  • Authors, fiction
  • Florida, fiction
  • nyt:hardcover-fiction=2017-06-25

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ISBN 9780385543026 · Doubleday

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