A fresh new novel by John Grisham who suddenly abandons the judicial thriller to enter that sort of adventure novel that turns criminals and thieves into adventurers in search of glory, power or money.
Because the band of thieves that assaults the Firestone library at Princeton University manage to get hold of the manuscripts of the mythical writer F. Scott Fitzgerald.
The question is to guess who is in charge of such a commission. Because from the moment of the robbery, the novel begins to branch out into different scenarios through which the idea of the surreptitious, of the black market, of the most evil interests slides. Because the writer's manuscripts are insured for $ 25 million. And perhaps what the main thief wants the least is to have those texts by one of the great authors of the lost generation of America.
In the deployment of scenarios, through which the author's will to compose an elaborate plot is intuited and with the typical hook of what will happen.
That is where Bruce Cable begins to stand out as a very relevant character in the plot. From his famous bookstore in Camino Island, Florida, when he closes the doors to the general public, Bruce opens another very different store in which he makes great profits by marketing great literary works in their most primary version, be it manuscripts or first editions . In one case or another, they are usually always works obtained in an irregular way.
The second character in contention is Mercer Mann, the budding writer who finds in a proposal the solution to her stagnant career. When she receives the proposal to write her best novel, with all expenses paid, on Camino Island, she thinks that finally someone is betting on her, until she senses that not everything is free. Counting on her bland appearance, Mercer discovers that she may be being used to investigate Bruce Cable, and the truth is that whoever had the brilliant idea could get it right. Because Mercer ends up learning extremely important details that can put her life at risk, like one of those great crime novels she would like to write.
Half adventure half thriller. Theft and crime as a fast-paced action wrapped in that minor tone that ends up wrapping the adventure genre. Cross interests and evil wills. Collectibles and money, insurance and research.
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