To get close to Cable, Mercer Mann–a down-on-her-luck author who hasn’t written a novel in years–is brought in to be the eyes on the inside. Cable, though, has also–very quietly–been known to move stolen products from his store on Camino Island. While the FBI follows their own lead, the insurance investigators lock in on Bruce Cable, a well-known Florida-based bookstore owner who specializes in rare books and hard-to-find items. How they go about achieving that goal, though, is quite different. Though their motives are different, they want the same thing that the FBI wants–to find the robbers and recover the manuscripts. Also on the case is a security firm hired by the company who insured Princeton University’s rare collection for up to $25 million. In the aftermath of the robbery, the FBI begins their investigation with few leads to go on. Posing as grad students, a team of thieves follows their carefully laid-out plan, getting in and out–with the manuscripts–without a hitch. Scott Fitzgerald–which serves as the target for the burglars. Buried beneath the surface is a high-security vault that houses rare, priceless manuscripts from F. Kicking off his latest novel with a bang, Grisham opens with a beautifully choreographed heist that takes place at Princeton University’s Firestone Library.
Towards the end, I started rooting for the bad guys, which is also interesting. There is a cast of quirky supporting characters and Grisham manages to keep the tension well. But if you are looking for something to read on the beach it’s not a bad choice. So it’s not a book to read for character development. Bruce’s backstory is quite interesting, but once Mercer meets him he also seems to become a bit of a cliché. I must admit that I found Mercer a tad annoying. And this is where Mercer, similarly to LuAnn in The Winner, receives an offer she cannot reject.
As a child, Merce spent summers with her grandmother in Camino Island, and those months are her most cherished memories.īruce Cable is a prominent figure in Camino Island, being an owner of aīookshop that became a community hub and a mandatory stop in many book tours across the country. She is just about to lose her teaching job and the apartment she lives in. Then we meet Mercer Mann, a writer who after publishing a quite successful debut hit a wall. The book starts with the theft of priceless manuscripts from Princeton’s University Firestone Library. Which may not sound too exciting, but makes for pretty interesting reading. Here we end up in a shady world of illegal rare books market. I am used to his courtroom procedurals and I do enjoy them, but this is a He has ups and downs, but this one was a surprise for me. I’ve mentioned a few times already that John Grisham is one of those writers who I fall back on if in need of a decent, but no too challenging entertainment. The first one was The Winnerby David Baldacci. Another victim of my Cyprus holiday streak of crime/thriller reading.
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