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Camino Winds

The pulse-pounding crime thriller from the number 1 Sunday Times bestselling author

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Camino Winds

By: John Grisham
Narrated by: Michael Beck
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 When Hurricane Leo threatens Florida's Camino Island, the Governor is quick to issue an evacuation order. Most residents flee but a small group of diehards decide to ride it out. Amongst them is Bruce Cable, proprietor of Bay Books in downtown Santa Rosa.

The hurricane is devastating: homes and condos are levelled, hotels and storefronts ruined, streets flooded, and a dozen people are killed. One of the victims is Nelson Kerr, a friend of Bruce's who wrote timely political thrillers. But evidence suggests that the storm wasn't the cause of Nelson's death - he had received several mysterious blows to the head.

Who would want Nelson dead? The local police are overwhelmed with the aftermath of the storm and in no condition to handle the case. Bruce begins to wonder if the shady characters in Nelson's novels were more fact than fiction. 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? Bruce starts to look into it and what he finds between the lines is more shocking than any of Nelson's plot twists - and far more dangerous.


(P)2020 Penguin Random House LLC©2020 Belfry Holdings, Inc Crime Fiction Political Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense Espionage Fiction Thriller Crime Exciting Natural Disaster Law Mystery

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Praise for Camino Winds
In American icon John Grisham's new novel, Camino Winds, an odd assortment of mystery and crime authors, some of them felons themselves, discover one of their colleagues has been murdered during the fury of a massive hurricane-the perfect crime scene. Since officials are preoccupied with the aftermath of the storm, the authors set out to solve the mystery themselves, in the type of wild but smart caper that Grisham's readers love
The Camino Island series, featuring trouble-prone bookseller Bruce Cable, is a chance for Grisham to have fun... A perfect escapist mix of detective action, insider riffs on the literary world - and even a little romance
Another gem from John Grisham... There is something very soothing about Camino Winds , despite the fact it deals with more than one brutal murder and a drugs conspiracy. The follow-up to Grisham's Camino Island , it's very different in tone to his legal thrillers... Grisham knows what he's doing
Cable is an engaging protagonist, full of ambiguities, a man whose own morality is full of 'grey areas'... Camino Winds has all the usual Grisham hallmarks - a pacy plot, tension-filled scenes - and the descriptions of a storm-battered island are well executed
Another compelling read from Grisham, and will satisfy old fans and please new readers alike
The novel has enough plot twists to keep you engaged without it feeling exhausting. Another compelling read from Grisham
A perfect summer read, enjoying all his plotting wizardry and deft characterisation
gripping (...) I can highly recommend
Plenty of suspects and a slew of memorable characters
Reads like first-hand reportage
In both of these irresistible reads Grisham introduces readers to memorable characters whom he capably brings to life
All stars
Most relevant
Love Grisham. But this is my first Grisham audiobook and it was terrible. Narration is not good at all and does nothing to assist the slow storyline. Sloppy.

Pass

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I purchased this book on a 'daily deal' and because it completes the story
in the previous Camino book.
I feel that this book is a little pedestrian, unfortunately, especially for this author.

Humdrum

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This book see me to have been written in a hurry. and giving the ending away with Nicks theory was a little disappointing

in a hurry

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Great story. I found the complex nature of the different characters and their interactions compelling.

Engaging with many plot twists.

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Enjoyable read. Awesome characters, fabulously written as usual, loved the narration. I can’t wait for the next book.

Awesome book

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I love Grisham stories, but this is the first audiobook I stopped listening to after just 30-minutes.
Just the worst narrator, trying to do female voices. Sounded like something from the muppets. Get a better narrator and I will re-purchase.

Good story, shocking narrator

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Great plot with a lot of detail. But the ending was rather weak. Well read.

Feeble predictable ending

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The story was okay but it was slow and boring at times. I got really impatient towards the end of the book and struggled to finish. ( this may have been because the characters were annoying and unlikable).
The narration was terrible at times, especially with some of the female characters. This, along with the sexist, objectification of women, made it creepy and hard to listen to.

Bad narration and objectification of women

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The second in the Camino series and I have enjoyed both. It was a great story that was fast paced enough that it kept in interesting as well as the suspense going. Less lawyers and law rooms than his other books and more of a crime mystery.

Great, punchy story that kept me intrigued throughout

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Struggled to finish. It was very slow paced . Didn't enjoy the voice and accents of the reader.

Slow but entertaining

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