Many thanks to NetGalley and Doubleday books for gifting me a digital ARC of the latest John Grisham book, #3 in the Camino Island series. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4.5 stars rounded up!
Bruce Cable, owner of Bay Bookstore, has had a copy of a self-published book by Lovely Jackson for sale in his store. She declares herself the last descendent of Dark Isle, off Camino Island. The island indeed has a dark history of slaves and curses. But after Hurricane Leo changed the landscape and made a bridge to the island more possible, a development company has made notice that they want to build a casino, hotel, golf course and more on the island. With Lovely claiming that she is the rightful owner, the state of Florida claiming it's their property, and the development company wanting it, a lawsuit is set in motion.
As with the other books in the Camino Island series, this isn't a typical Grisham legal thriller, although this one does prominently feature a trial. You don't have to read the other books to enjoy this one, but I went back and binged them and you certainly get to appreciate the characters more if you read them all. I like Mercer's character so it was interesting to see her story continue. I think this is the best of the bunch because the story of Nalla, kidnapped from Africa and brought to the US as a slave is so compelling. Lovely is such a great character as well and you will be rooting for her all the way.
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