The Sunday Times bestseller from international bestseller John Grisham. Is a Perfect Storm the Perfect Time for a Murder? ''Another gem from John Grisham'' Observer 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. Gripping, compelling and pacy, this exceptional thriller from international bestseller John Grisham is the perfect escapist read this summer. 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'' Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing ''The Camino Island series, featuring trouble-prone bookseller Bruce Cable, is a perfect escapist mix of detective action, insider riffs on the literary world - and even a little romance'' Mail on Sunday ''Camino Winds has all the usual Grisham hallmarks - a pacy plot and tension-filled scenes'' Independent ''Another compelling read from Grisham, and will satisfy old fans and please new readers alike'' Press Association ''The novel has enough plot twists to keep you engaged'' The Herald 350+ million copies, 45 languages, 9 blockbuster films: NO ONE WRITES DRAMA LIKE JOHN GRISHAM ...

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Since The Firm in 1991, John Grisham has published a number one bestseller every year. His books have been translated into 45 languages and have sold over 350 million copies worldwide. Nine have been adapted to film, including The Firm, The Pelican Brief and *A Time To Kill.

• His first work of non-fiction, The Innocent Man, was adapted into a six-part Netflix docuseries; his second, Framed, highlights work with organisations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted.

  He is the two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and was distinguished with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction.

  John lives on a farm in central Virginia.

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  A STORM IS BREWING ON CAMINO ISLAND.
  When a hurricane threatens an island just off the coast of Florida, a small group of diehard residents watch as their neighbours flee the coming storm.
  But for one of them, staying is a fatal mistake. When the body is first discovered in the wreckage, the police dismiss the death as accidental. But Bruce Cable is unconvinced. It falls to him to uncover the truth.
  But what Cable unearths is far more dangerous than any hurricane...