Camino Winds

Camino, Book 2

By: John Grisham

Narrated by: Michael Beck

Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

#1 NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER • “The perfect crime scene ... in the type of wild but smart caper that Grisham’s readers love.”—Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing

The master of the legal thriller sweeps you away to paradise for a little sun, sand, mystery, and mayhem. With Camino Winds, America’s favorite storyteller offers the perfect escape. 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.

Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM, coming soon!

©2020 John Grisham (P)2020 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

“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.” —Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing

"Escapist entertainment...with elements of a more traditional Grisham thriller."–Janet Maslin, The New York Times

“A cat-and-mouse caper…Mr. Grisham is an irresistible writer. His prose is fluent and gorgeous, and he has an ability to end each segment with a terse sentence than makes it all but impossible not to turn the page.”–Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Not my favorite but it’ll do

I wasn’t thoroughly impressed by this one. I had anticipated the release for months and was a little disappointed, to be honest. It had some good twists and dramatic moments but seemed rushed and cheap; compared to other Grisham titles.
I’d still recommend the book especially if you read the first book, Camino Island. Just don’t expect to be blown away.

Too Heavy on the Southern Accent

The very pronounced southern accent which the reader uses is very off-putting. I am Mississippi born and raised, and do not know anyone who talks with such a drawl unless it is a put on accent. Besides, most of the Floridians I know speak with either a northern accent or no accent at all, even if they are originally from Mississippi.

How does Grisham come up with these characters?

I love Bruce and the whole cast of misfits on Camino Island. I wish it were a real place. I never want the Camino books to end.

Not as bad as Book ! in this series

This book details a mystery on an island where a hurricane just occurred. It was quick and not boring. The protagonist is likable. The ending was good. Almost a 4 star read, but not as good as other Grisham books.

It is good story but...

I didn't feel that it stood up to Grisham standard of storytelling. Sometimes you can tell an author is being hounded to keep cranking out new books each year. This kind of felt like that. But it was readable, I enjoyed it. The narration was great by Michael Beck.

Grand slam... John grisham does it again!

once again John grisham delivers! once I started I couldn't stop and I've read every one of his books. I saw an entire movie in my head and fell in love with the characters. Michael Beck performance as always is excellent... his narration are the best storytelling ever.

Winds Blew Quickly in the Beginning

I can only say that I was immediately drawn into this book because of the incredible description of the effects of a hurricane, and the folks who stayed behind to witness it. The book lost pace about half-way through and it took all I had to just finish it. I really wanted it to be much better but was disappointed and lost in all the characters involved in the story. Eh

Disappointing story

A real tragedy. Disappointing, was looking for a redeeming end.
Not sure why the author created this story.
Performance was great and attention keeping

Entertaining

I didn’t read the first book but I really enjoyed this one. Liked the scenery and the characters in this summer paradise.

liked it!

since I'm from the coast of South Carolina and I've been through many hurricanes part of it was a little far-fetched. I like the story though.