Camino Ghosts

A Novel (Camino, Book 3)

By: John Grisham

Narrated by: Whoopi Goldberg, John Grisham

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Will an ancient curse darken the skies over Camino Island? Bruce Cable and Mercer Mann are about to find out.

Look for John Grisham’s forthcoming legal thriller, The Widow. This time, the verdict isn’t the end of the story.

Mercer Mann, a popular writer from Camino Island, is back on the beach, marrying her boyfriend, Thomas, in a seaside ceremony. Bruce Cable, infamous owner of Bay Books, performs the wedding. Afterward, Bruce tells Mercer that he has stumbled upon an incredible story. Mercer desperately needs an idea for her next novel, and Bruce now has one.

The true story is about Dark Isle, a sliver of a barrier island not far off the North Florida coast. It was settled by freed slaves three hundred years ago, and their descendants lived there until 1955, when the last one was forced to leave. That last descendant is Lovely Jackson, elderly now, who loves her birthplace and its remarkable history. But now Tidal Breeze, a huge, ruthless corporate developer, wants to build a resort and casino on the island, which Lovely knows, deep down, is rightfully hers.

Mercer befriends Lovely, and they plunge into an enormous fight over who owns Dark Isle, taking on Tidal Breeze Corporation, its lawyers, lobbyists, and powerful Florida politicians. But Lovely knows something about the island that could seriously cloud the dollar signs in the developer’s eyes: the island is cursed. It has remained uninhabited for nearly a century for some very real and very troubling reasons. The deep secrets of the past are about to collide with the enormous ambitions of the present, and the fate of Dark Isle—and Camino Island, too—hangs in the balance.

Look for all of John Grisham’s rollicking Camino novels:
Camino Island
Camino Winds
Camino Ghosts

Critic reviews

Praise for Camino Ghosts

“Light-hearted . . . The Camino books have felt like palate cleansers for Grisham, something fun to do before tackling the weightier issues that usually form the backbone of books such as The Client. . . . Grisham makes sure the book moves like the winds that buffet his fictional island.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune


Praise for the Camino Island series

“A fresh, fun departure . . . sheer catnip . . . a most agreeable summer destination.”—USA Today

“The type of wild but smart caper that Grisham’s readers love.”—Delia Owens, bestselling author of Where the Crawdads Sing

“A happy lark [that] provides the pleasure of a leisurely jaunt periodically jolted into high gear, just for the fun and speed of it.”—The New York Times Book Review

“Escapist entertainment . . . with elements of a more traditional Grisham thriller.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times


Praise for John Grisham

“The best thriller writer alive.”—Ken Follett

Narration is hard to get through

The narration on this book is terrible. It is a shame because after waiting for the next Grisham book to have it be so poorly narrated. Makes you understand why those who read books for a living make the experience so much better. Get the hardcover for this one.

Meh

I had high hopes for this book when it became available for preorder as I had enjoyed the first two Camino books. This story was just ok, being not nearly as intricate the other two books. Also, would have preferred Michael Beck do the reading performance.

The bitter sweetness of this story.

I was disappointed that the narrator merely read the book instead of performing it considering what a good actress she is.

Whoopi Fails to Deliver

I’ll start by saying I pre-ordered Camino Ghosts as soon as it was possible because I enjoyed Camino Island and Camino Winds so much. However, Whoopi’s performance as narrator leaves much to be desired. The reading was so flat and un-engaged it made it difficult to buy into the same characters I really enjoyed in the first two books. Good story, completely lackluster narration.

Wonderful story!

I loved the story and the narrator - excellent! Once I started listening I had to finish. Looking forward to the next books in this series!