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Violence
Some
Moderate violence — a heist; threats as the investigation deepens
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Some
Moderate — adult relationships; Mercer's personal life while undercover
Substance Use
None
No meaningful substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
The manuscripts — where they are; whether Bruce has them; Mercer's increasingly complicated position as spy and friend
What this book is about
A daring heist takes five original F. Scott Fitzgerald manuscripts from Princeton's library. An insurance company hires Mercer Mann — a struggling novelist — to befriend Bruce Cable, the Camino Island bookstore owner suspected of having the manuscripts. Camino Island is Grisham's most bookish novel — a love letter to independent bookstores.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Stolen Fitzgerald manuscripts — a literary heist
An independent bookstore on a Florida island — the setting is the draw
A writer playing double agent
John Grisham standalone — Camino Island series
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