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A gang of thieves stage a daring heist from a secure vault deep below Princeton University´s Firestone Library. Their loot is priceless, but Princeton has insured it for twenty-five million dollars.
Bruce Cable owns a popular bookstore in the sleepy resort town of Santa Rosa on Camino Island in Florida. He makes his real money, though, as a prominent dealer in rare books. Very few people know that he occasionally dabbles in the black market of stolen books and manuscripts.
Mercer Mann is a young novelist with a severe case of writer´s block who has recently been laid off from her teaching position. She is approached by an elegant, mysterious woman working for an even more mysterious company. A generous offer of money convinces Mercer to go undercover and infiltrate Bruce Cable´s circle of literary friends, ideally getting close enough to him to learn his secrets.
But eventually Mercer learns far too much, and there´s trouble in paradise as only John Grisham can deliver it.

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"Tasty . . . a fresh, fun departure . . . sheer catnip . . . a most agreeable summer destination." -USA Today

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John Grisham is the author of thirty novels, one work of nonfiction, a collection of stories, and six novels for young readers.

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