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Camino Winds - Limited Edition
Camino Winds - Limited Edition | John Grisham
16 posts | 20 read | 6 to read
Welcome back to Camino Island, where anything can happen--even a murder in the midst of a hurricane, which might prove to be the perfect crime . . . Just as Bruce Cable's Bay Books is preparing for the return of bestselling author Mercer Mann, Hurricane Leo veers from its predicted course and heads straight for the island. Florida's governor orders a mandatory evacuation, and most residents board up their houses and flee to the mainland, but Bruce decides to stay and ride out the storm. The hurricane is devastating: homes and condos are leveled, hotels and storefronts ruined, streets flooded, and a dozen people lose their lives. One of the apparent victims is Nelson Kerr, a friend of Bruce's and an author of thrillers. But the nature of Nelson's injuries suggests that the storm wasn't the cause of his death: He has suffered several suspicious blows to the head. Who would want Nelson dead? The local police are overwhelmed in the aftermath of the storm and ill equipped to handle the case. Bruce begins to wonder if the shady characters in Nelson's novels might be more real than fictional. And somewhere on Nelson's computer is the manuscript of his new novel. Could the key to the case be right there--in black and white? As Bruce starts to investigate, what he discovers between the lines is more shocking than any of Nelson's plot twists--and far more dangerous. Camino Winds is an irresistible romp and a perfectly thrilling beach read--# 1 bestselling author John Grisham at his beguiling best.
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Monica5
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Mehso-so

I didn't enjoy this one as much as Camino Island. I gave it 2⭐ bc I found it repetitive and boring. I gave it barely a so-so. Could just be me bc I usually love Grisham's books. I did finish this series, though. Unless he decides to write another one in it.

#serieslove2023 @TheSpineView @Andrew65
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheSpineView Bummer! Great job for finishing! 7mo
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 7mo
CoverToCoverGirl I felt the same way about this one. It felt like he needed to publish another book and this was it. It‘s the only Grisham book that I‘ve read and didn‘t like at all. 7mo
Monica5 @CoverToCoverGirl Exactly! Agree with you completely. 7mo
Andrew65 Well done on finishing it. 👏👏👏 I much preferred his earlier books. 7mo
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Monica5
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Audiobook: Camino Winds 73% read
Kindle: Catch Me If You Candy ( just starting)

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Monica5
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Audiobook: Camino Winds 73% read
Kindle: Catch Me If You Candy ( just starting)

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Teresereading
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Mehso-so

We're on a short holiday and both reading Grisham. Did not enjoy Winds as much as Camino Island. It still gets you in but there's less about the bookshop and the bookish crowd.
I visualise Bay Books as being like the Coronado Island bookshop which I visited in 2019. Is it still there? I recall it's lease was under threat?

Desha Are you talking about the one in Coronado Island in San Diego...Bay Books? If so it‘s still there...I was just there in September! 😊👍🏻 2y
Teresereading Awesome! 2y
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CaramelLunacy
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Mehso-so

Sleazy bookseller Bruce Cable refuses to evacuate during a hurricane (don't do that, y'all) and gets drawn into investigating the possible murder of a writer of political potboilers.
Instead of being drawn in to the underlying issue (including abuse at nursing homes), we spend a lot of pages in a disaster area whining about warm beers and lack of electricity and the state of Bruce's marriage. Not enough happens and not to people I cared about.

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TiminCalifornia
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Mehso-so

The writing felt lazy for Grisham; not as suspenseful as earlier books. To focus on one criticism - The 20 year old college student was not depicted as being on his phone nearly enough to come across as a believable character. There are authors who write this age group well, weaving in the split attention of youth to the person in front of them and what's going on via their phone. You can't just write a younger version of a 40 year old.

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Wslovell
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Pickpick

Quick read. I have enjoyed this series.

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wen4blu
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“ Leo spun to life in late July in the restless waters of far eastern Atlantic, about two hundred miles west of Cape Verity.“

Revisiting Camino Island while I wait for my audiobook holds.

#firstlinefridays
 @ShyBookOwl

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JackOBotts
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Pickpick

Enjoyed this visit to Camino Island and seeing Bruce & Co. unravel this mystery. I don‘t do this a lot, but my mental image of Bruce Cable is 100% Nathan Fillion.

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I love doing this! 😅 My friends have told me I missed my calling as a casting director. 😂🤣😂 3y
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Cinfhen
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Only 2 hours to go on audio 💕This is working as a light listen 🎧

goodbyefrancie Beautiful view! 3y
Cinfhen Thanks so much @goodbyefrancie 😁I agree...it made quarantining pretty easy 😉 3y
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bookworm92
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I enjoyed this book. I read it on my kindle, however I felt like the story was too short. It was a good book but it should have been longer, in my opinion. John Grisham never fails to impress me with his writing. I hope he continues with his Camino series.

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bookworm92

I get so excited every time he comes out with a new book. I am purposely reading this at a slow pace because I do not want it to end!

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DAB
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Mehso-so

I think I entered this book with too much expectations. It was an okay read but I found it a little disappointing.

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DAB
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Working hard to finish the books I have already started before I pick up another book.

Really hard.

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DAB
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I am so excited my library finally got this book. Can wait to see if it will fill in the empty spaces left by its predecessor.

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squirrelbrain
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Here you go Cindy @Cinfhen - the review of Camino Winds from yesterday‘s Times. Not good 😬!

Cinfhen Yikes!!!! I‘ll LOWER my expectations and make this a #BorrowNotBuy 4y
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