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| Categories | United States |
| Author | John Grisham |
| Publisher | Random House Large Print; Large type / Large print edition (May 28, 2024) |
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 416 pages |
| Item Weight | 2.31 pounds |
| Dimensions |
6.08 x 0.93 x 9.18 inches |
I. Book introduction
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Escape to Camino Island, where bookseller Bruce Cable and novelist Mercer Mann always manage to find trouble in paradise.
Don’t miss John Grisham’s upcoming Framed, his first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man!
Mercer Mann, a popular writer from Camino Island, is back on the beach, marrying her boyfriend, Thomas, in a seaside ceremony. Bruce Cable, infamous owner of Bay Books, performs the wedding. Afterward, Bruce tells Mercer that he has stumbled upon an incredible story. Mercer desperately needs an idea for her next novel, and Bruce now has one.
The true story is about Dark Isle, a sliver of a barrier island not far off the North Florida coast. It was settled by freed slaves three hundred years ago, and their descendants lived there until 1955, when the last one was forced to leave. That last descendant is Lovely Jackson, elderly now, who loves her birthplace and its remarkable history. But now Tidal Breeze, a huge, ruthless corporate developer, wants to build a resort and casino on the island, which Lovely knows, deep down, is rightfully hers.
Mercer befriends Lovely, and they plunge into an enormous fight over who owns Dark Isle, taking on Tidal Breeze Corporation, its lawyers, lobbyists, and powerful Florida politicians. But Lovely knows something about the island that could seriously cloud the dollar signs in the developer’s eyes: the island is cursed. It has remained uninhabited for nearly a century for some very real and very troubling reasons. The deep secrets of the past are about to collide with the enormous ambitions of the present, and the fate of Dark Isle—and Camino Island, too—hangs in the balance.
Look for all of John Grisham’s rollicking Camino novels:
Editorial Reviews
“Light-hearted . . . The Camino books have felt like palate cleansers for Grisham, something fun to do before tackling the weightier issues that usually form the backbone of books such as The Client. . . . Grisham makes sure the book moves like the winds that buffet his fictional island.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune
About John Grisham
John Grisham (born February 8, 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas) is an American novelist, lawyer and former member of the 7th district of the Mississippi House of Representatives, known for his popular legal thrillers. According to the American Academy of Achievement, Grisham has written 28 consecutive number-one fiction bestsellers, and his books have sold 300 million copies worldwide. Along with Tom Clancy and J. K. Rowling, Grisham is one of only three authors to have sold two million copies on a first printing.
Grisham graduated from Mississippi State University and earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981. He practised criminal law for about a decade and served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1983 to 1990.
Grisham’s first novel, A Time to Kill, was published in June 1989, four years after he began writing it. Grisham’s first bestseller, The Firm, sold more than seven million copies. The book was adapted into a 1993 feature film of the same name, starring Tom Cruise, and a 2012 TV series which continues the story ten years after the events of the film and novel. Seven of his other novels have also been adapted into films: The Chamber, The Client, A Painted House, The Pelican Brief, The Rainmaker, The Runaway Jury, and Skipping Christmas.
Grisham is a two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and was honored with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction.
When he’s not writing, Grisham serves on the board of directors of the Innocence Project and of Centurion Ministries, two national organizations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted. Much of his fiction explores deep-seated problems in our criminal justice system.
John Girsham lives on a farm in central Virginia.
II. Reviewer: Camino Ghosts
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1. VIJAY JEEDIGUNTA reviews for Camino Ghosts
The Best By Grisham in Recent Times. With His Exceptional Story Telling Abilities Grisham Keeps You Glued To The Book Till You Have Read The Last Page. This is Not Just A Legal Thriller, But A Combination of It With Historical Fiction and Human Drama. My Eyes Were Moist While Reading the Last Chapters. By the Time We Finish Reading It
We Are Bound To Fall In Love With All The Central Characters of The Book, Especially With Lovely Jackson. Yes Grisham, Named Her Lovely For A Reason. She Will Haunt Us For Sure For Couple of Days.
This is His Third Book Of The Camino Island Series And The Best Of The Three In My Opinion. The Central Characters of The Story Bay Books Owner Bruce Cable & Budding Author Mercer Mann Takes The Central Stage Again. The Subplots Does Deal with Legal Battles and The Book Publishing Industry Again With Most of The Camino Island Folks Appearing Once Again. However The Main Plot – The Last Of The Descendants and An Octogenarian’s Fight To Preserve The Graves Of Her African Ancestors Who Were Brought Into America As Slaves in 1700s who along with Escaped Slaves Survive To Setup A Colony For Themselves and Lived and Died On An Island Called Dark Isle Without Any Interaction With The Outside World – Is Really Captivating.
Grisham Proves Again Why He Is A Master Story Teller. Under the Guise of a Legal Thriller, With his Exceptional Writing Skills He Not Only Keeps The Readers Interested All Through The Book But also makes them more Knowledgeable to give lot of thought On Many Topics Like Slavery, Explosion Of Commercial Developments and Their Influence On Political and Legal Systems, Non Profit Agencies Work and Book Publishing Industry etc.,
There Is A Lot More.. If You Are Grisham Fan Like Me, Grab A Copy And Start Reading. If Not, Then Also.. Grab A Copy And Start Reading. You Will Become One.
2. LYNNE MULLER O’KEEFE reviews for Camino Ghosts
“Camino Ghosts” This book started out like others written by Grisham-unfortunate black person represented by sincere, caring white people. But this one took a great turn with the black protagonist emerging as an engaging and independent woman. She did not need a white savior to overcome the odds, as is often the case in books like this. The trial was mercifully short and supporting characters were smart, funny, and worthy of the story.
3. CHANTAL reviews for Camino Ghosts
In the third installment of the Camino series, John Grisham takes us on an adventure within an adventure. Our favorite writer duo is on their honeymoon, but it doesn’t take long for Mercer to stumble upon a mystery that’s just too juicy to ignore.
Now, here’s the twist: while this one isn’t my top pick of the series, I still found it pretty enjoyable. Grisham’s storytelling magic is still very much alive, making it a fun read despite being my least favorite of the bunch.
So, if you’re up for a honeymoon that turns into anything but romance, Camino Ghosts is worth checking out. Grisham proves once again that he’s a master at keeping us entertained!
4. KAREN reviews for Camino Ghosts
As I was reading this book, I couldn’t help but be reminded of one of my favorite leadership quotes by Margaret Mead…
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”
Even more so, how powerful one voice can be. And, how the strength of one person can make an incredible difference. In this case, and in this story, it was about one person who believed in her people. Her past. Her ancestors. Lovely Jackson.
And, once again that reminded me of another quote by President Barack Obama that he shared in his book, “A Promised Land”…
“One voice can change a room, and if one voice can change a room, then it can change a city, and if it can change a city, it can change a state, and if it can change a state, it can change a nation, and if it can change a nation, it can change the world.”
One voice.
Which leads to this story.
How does one fight corporate greed? And, in typical Grisham fashion he has a cause. And, he finds a way to create a series of characters who rally around an older woman, Lovely Jackson, who is fighting a greedy corporate entity who wants to develop an island, Dark Isle that once belonged to slaves that have their own complicated history. The place she was born. The place she considers hers, because she was the last living person to occupy it.
This is a book within a book. Lovely’s book which is being sold at the bookstore Bay Books on Camino Island, about the history that encompasses the island, and this story we are reading, ‘Camino Ghosts.’
Who are the ghosts? And what is the curse? And, can the curse be broken?
And, Grisham gives us reoccurring character Bruce Cable owner of Bay Books, who doesn’t play a major role, but still a significant one that kind of puppeteers’ action plays that gets author Mercer involved in re-writing Lovely’s story, and Steven to fight the battle against the corporate entity on behalf of Lovely, and Donna his assistant to do more great things.
These characters feel real, excellently fleshed out, along with a great added supporting cast. Readers will also experience the island of Dark Isle coming alive with its own scenic stories, and a courtroom battle which is well-energized.
Readers will turn pages enjoying the island history, the courtroom scenes, and wanting to know how Grisham will pull all the pieces together to make it all fit well together.
This can be read as a stand-alone, but readers need to know this is book 3 in the Camino Island series.
5. AJAY ROW reviews for Camino Ghosts
I thought the “imagined world” of Camino had out-lived its initial appeal. The characters boring and predictable.
But the master storyteller of our time has pulled out a piece of feel-good wizardry that leaves many questions unanswered but still works. Brilliantly. And makes you feel good.
Still a fan. Still wondering how Grisham pulls this off, time and again. But hey, as long as he keeps writing I’ll keep reading. And enjoying his genius. I almost never read fiction now, but every new Grisham draws me back. May his keyboard never get old.
6. ISABELLA PALMETTO reviews for Camino Ghosts
I’ve loved all of John Grisham’s books, most recently the earlier “Camino” novels. This is the best of the trilogy for many reasons: an ensemble of characters, many of who are familiar, developed with affection & delightful depth; the oceanside setting & its culture of shrimp boats, salty sailors, beautiful landscapes, gentle seasons; legal angles & courtroom drama that hearken back to Grisham’s early classics; a popular battle between preservationists & developers; inside glimpses into the worlds of publishing, book selling & university English departments; and prose that flows from page to page so effortlessly & so seductively, hours can pass & the enthralled reader will be unaware of the passage or time. I realize all writers “borrow” from other works, as do artists & musicians, but I believe a nod to Alex Haley’s Roots & Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing is appropriate, although Grisham builds on their stories of Africans brought to slavery hundreds of years ago with modern twists, the worst of which are the plans of a huge corporation to build a resort & casino on sacred burial ground of freed slaves. As usual with Grisham, his descriptions are highly visual, cinematic at times, which makes me wish the Trilogy would be filmed, in the manner of the recent Gentleman from Moscow, for example. So, as the summer of 2024 enters its second half & the heat persists while the days shorten, treat yourself to a fine seasonal read & you won’t regret it. It might sound as if it’s an extremely depressing story, but Grisham’s magic once again weaves all of the threads of a complex story into a tapestry that’s ultimately life-confirming & uplifting.
7. JR reviews for Camino Ghosts
While the Camino Island books are far from my favourite Grisham books, these are starting to grow on me and I’m really enjoying Mercer and the gang of authors that reside on Camino Island. It feels like a warm hug to me when I go back to these characters. Just the thought of a close knit island with a group of friends who are best selling authors seems like very cool premise to me.
These books always feels so unlike Grishams other writings, even though this one had the courtroom drama this time, unlike the other two, it all still feels very different.
It seems like I’ve read a lot about slaves and African American rights lately and I’m getting a bit of a burnout from it if I’m being honest. It’s a lot to take in. Overall this is still great, and as always, I’m a Grisham fan for life! 4 stars.
8. JUDY reviews for Camino Ghosts
No question – it’s John Grisham so I have to read it. I do love his books. I found this one to be quite different.
Description:
In this new thriller on Camino Island, popular bookseller Bruce Cable tells Mercer Mann an irresistible tale that might be her next novel. A giant resort developer is using its political muscle and deep pockets to claim ownership of a deserted island between Florida and Georgia. Only the last living inhabitant of the island, Lovely Jackson, stands in its way. What the developer doesn’t know is that the island has a remarkable history, and locals believe it is cursed… and the past is never the past…
My Thoughts:
Lovely Jackson’s tragic heritage was fascinating. The conditions she and her mother and ancestor faced were extremely difficult and some were horrifying. The curse on the island played an integral part. I found Lovely to be intriguing and quite a character. It was easy for me to be on her side throughout the book. I enjoyed the plot and felt it moved well marrying the past to the present to provide the full picture. I recommend to anyone who likes legal thrillers.
Thanks to Doubleday Books through Netgalley for an advance copy.
9. LAURIE reviews for Camino Ghosts
*** Happy Publication Day ***
Expert storyteller John Grisham has done it again. In this visit with the characters introduced in “Camino Island,” Grisham blends the tragedy of slavery with the current era of developers’ greed into a compelling new read.
Lovely Jackson, the last descendant of escaped enslaved people who made the remote Dark Island their home for generations, tells her story in a self-published book that catches the attention of Camino Island bookstore owner Bruce Cable. When developers propose to build a resort community and casino on the now-vacant Dark Island, the question of ownership arises. Does Lovely own the island, or does the State of Florida? Enter author Mercer Mann and environment lawyer Steven Mahon, who join Lovely’s uphill battle to share her story and preserve the island’s historical significance.
This fascinating read made me uncomfortable at times because of the telling of Africans captured and enslaved. Painful or not, it is a dark period in history of and one that should not be swept under the carpet. Grisham adeptly tells of the terror and mistreatment suffered by those who were captured. Add courtroom drama to this, and you will have a recipe for an engaging story, as only John Grisham can tell.
4.5 stars.
Thank you, NetGalley and Doubleday, for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The publication date is May 28, 2024.
10. JEFF reviews for Camino Ghosts
Camino Ghost is the third book in this series, and easily the best. When developers try to stake claim to an uninhabited island off the coast of Florida, book store owner Bruce Cable contacts the last known resident, an elderly descendant of slaves and author of a book about her experiences on the island in an effort to thwart the development. What follows is a fascinating tale of slave trading, island curses, and the fight to preserve the island. Featuring author John Grisham’s trademark courtroom battles, absolutely fascinating characters and a story that flows so easily, the plot totally engages the reader from start to finish. I received an ARC of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
III. Camino Ghosts Quotes
The best book quotes from Camino Ghosts by John Grisham
“If you squat on property that’s not yours for at least seven years, then you can claim ownership by adverse possession.”
“Amy Slater, a young mother of three who’d hit pay dirt with a vampire series.”
“Her claim of ownership was based on the legal principle of adverse possession.”
“Myra and Leigh, the grandes dames of the island’s literary mafia, had been together for decades and were living off royalties.”
“denied that President Jefferson had kept Ms. Hemings as his concubine, in spite of ample anecdotal evidence. DNA testing resolved the issue in 1998 when one of his descendants was genetically linked to one of hers.”
“What is discovery?” she asked. “Both sides get to poke around in the other’s case. Live depositions, written interrogatories, document swaps, the like.”
“In her world survival was more important than honesty.”
“From 1737 to 1771, Mr. Fancher’s three ships made 228 voyages across the Atlantic and delivered about 110,000 kidnapped slaves to American markets, primarily Norfolk, Charleston, Savannah. He was considered to be the largest American slave trader and became very rich.”
Excerpted from Camino Ghosts by John Grisham
Chapter One – The Passage
1.
None of the fifty or so guests wore shoes. The invitation specifically ruled them out. It was, after all, a beach wedding, and Mercer Mann, the bride, wanted sand between the toes. The suggested attire was beach chic, which may have had one meaning in Palm Beach and another in Malibu, and probably something else in the Hamptons. But on Camino Island it meant anything goes. But no shoes.
The bride herself wore a low-cut white linen gown with an entirely bare back, and since she had been on the island for the past two weeks she was superbly tanned and toned. Stunning. Thomas, her groom, was just as lean and bronzed. He wore a brand-new powder blue seersucker suit, a starched white dress shirt, no tie. And of course no shoes.
Thomas was just happy to be included. He and Mercer had been together for three years, sharing an apartment for the past two, and when Mercer finally got tired of waiting for a proposal she had asked him, three months earlier, “What are you doing on Saturday, June sixth, at seven p.m.?”
“Well, I don’t know. I’ll have to check.”
“Say nothing.”
“What?”
“Say you’re doing nothing.”
“Okay, I’m doing nothing. Why?”
“Because we’re getting married at the beach.”
Since he was not exactly a detail person, he had little input into the planning of the wedding. However, had he been detail-oriented it would not have mattered. Life with Mercer was wonderful in so many ways, not the least of which was the absence of responsibility for making decisions. The pressure was off.
A guitarist strummed love songs as the guests sipped champagne. She was a creative writing student of Mercer’s at Ole Miss and had volunteered for the wedding. A server in a straw hat topped off their glasses. He, too, was studying under Mercer, though she had yet to break the news that his fiction was too weird. If she were a blunt person she would point out that he was likely to earn more money tending bar at small weddings than trying to write novels, but she had yet to gain tenure or the ability to discourage students with little promise.
Mercer taught because she needed a salary. She had published a collection of short stories and two novels. She was searching for a third. Her last one, Tessa, had been a bestseller, and its success had prompted Viking Press to give her a two-book contract. Her editor at Viking was still waiting for the next story idea. So was Mercer. She had some money in the bank but not enough to retire, not enough to buy the freedom to write full-time with no worries.
A few of her guests had that freedom. Myra and Leigh, the grandes dames of the island’s literary mafia, had been together for decades and were living off royalties. Back in their glory days they had cranked out a hundred steamy romance novels under a dozen pseudonyms. Bob Cobb was an ex-felon who’d served time in a federal pen for bank fraud. He wrote hard-boiled crime stories, with a penchant for prison violence. When drinking, which was practically all the time, he claimed he had not pursued honest labor in twenty years. He was a writer! Perhaps the wealthiest of the group was Amy Slater, a young mother of three who’d hit pay dirt with a vampire series.
Amy and her husband, Dan, had taken a chunk of their money and built a splendid house on the beach, about half a mile from Mercer’s cottage. When they heard about the wedding, they insisted on hosting it along with the reception.
Like every bride, Mercer envisioned a lovely walk down the aisle with her father. He, though, got cut from the ceremony, as did the aisle. Mr. Mann was a complicated soul who had never spent time with his wife or daughters. When he complained that the wedding might conflict with his busy schedule, Mercer said never mind. They would have more fun without him.
Her sister, Connie, was there and could always be counted on for family drama. Her two rotten teenage girls were already sitting in the back row and staring at their phones. Her husband was gulping champagne. On the more pleasant side, her literary agent, Etta Shuttleworth, was there with her husband, as was her Viking editor, who no doubt wanted to grab a moment and inquire about the next novel, now a year overdue. Mercer was determined not to talk business. It was her wedding, and if the editor got the least bit pushy then Etta was expected to step in. Three sorority sisters from Sewanee were there, two with husbands. The third was fresh off an acrimonious divorce that Mercer had heard far too much about. All three had the hots for Thomas, and Mercer was keeping an eye on them. The fact that he was five years younger than his bride made him even sexier. Two colleagues from the Ole Miss faculty had survived the final cut of the invitation list and were spending a week on the island. Mercer got on with them well enough, but was cautious. She had invited them only to be polite. She was on her third campus in the past six years and had learned a lot about faculty politics. She was the only professor in the history of the Ole Miss English department to crack the bestseller lists with a novel, and at times she could feel the jealousy. An old pal from Chapel Hill had been invited but declined. Two friends from high school and one from kindergarten were there.
Thomas had a more stable family. His parents and siblings and their young children filled an entire row. Behind them was a rowdy bunch of college chums from his days at Grinnell.
The fake minister was Bruce Cable, owner of Bay Books and onetime lover of the bride, who began asking everyone to take a seat and squeeze closer to the front where a white wicker arch had been erected. It was laden with red and white roses and carnations and flanked by trellises on both sides. Beyond it was a hundred feet of white sand, then nothing but the Atlantic at high tide, a gorgeous view that stretched for miles until the planet curved. North Africa was four thousand miles away, a straight shot.
The guitarist kept strumming until Mercer and Thomas appeared on the boardwalk. They came down the steps, holding hands and smiling all the way to the arch where they were met by the fake minister.
It was not Bruce Cable’s first wedding. For some vague reason, Florida allowed almost anyone to buy a cheap permit from a clerk’s office, become an “officiant,” and conduct a civil wedding ceremony. Bruce had not known this, and had no interest in it whatsoever, until an old girlfriend wanted to get married on Camino Island and insisted on Bruce doing the honors.
That was the first. Mercer’s was the second. He wondered how many officiants had slept with all of their brides. Yes, on one occasion not too many years earlier he had slept with Mercer when she was spying on him, but that was ancient history. Noelle, his wife, knew about it. Thomas had been informed. Everyone was cool. It was all so civilized.
Well aware of Bruce’s tendency to go off-script, Mercer had carefully written their vows. Thomas, surprisingly, had been consulted and even added some language of his own. A former student from UNC rose and read a poem, an impenetrable hodgepodge in free verse that was supposed to heighten the romantic mood but instead caused the crowd to gaze at the waves breaking gently along the shore. Bruce managed to re-focus things by giving brief bios of the bride and groom and got a few laughs. The guitar player could also sing and she delighted the crowd with an impressive version of “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love).” Connie read a scene from Tessa, Mercer’s last novel, that was based loosely on their grandmother. In the story, Tessa walked the same stretch of beach every morning looking for turtle eggs laid the night before. She guarded the surf and dunes as if she owned them, and several in the crowd remembered her well. It was a poignant piece about a person who had greatly influenced the bride.
Bruce then got them through the vows, which, in his learned opinion, were a bit on the wordy side, a recurring problem with Mercer’s prose and one he was determined to correct. He loved his writers and nurtured them all, but he was also a tough critic. Oh well, it wasn’t his wedding.
They swapped rings, had a kiss, and bowed to the crowd as husband and wife. The crowd stood and applauded.
The entire service lasted twenty-two minutes.
The photography took longer, then everyone climbed onto the boardwalk and followed Mercer and Thomas over the dunes to the pool where more champagne was waiting. They had their first dance to “My Girl.” The DJ followed it with more Motown and the dancing caught on. Almost ten minutes passed before the first drunk, Connie’s husband, fell in the pool.
The most popular caterer on the island was Chef Claude, a real Cajun from South Louisiana. He and his team were busy on the patio while Noelle supervised the table arrangements and flowers. She was mostly French, and in matters of fine dining with all the trimmings she had no peer. Amy asked her to take charge of flowers, china, place settings, crystal, and flatware, along with the wine, which Noelle and Bruce were happy to select and order from their broker. Two long tables were set on the terrace under a canopy.
As the sun was setting, Chef Claude whispered to Amy that dinner was ready, and the guests were directed to their assigned seats. It was a rowdy bunch, with lots of laughter and admiration for the newlyweds. When the first bottle of Chablis made the rounds, Bruce, as always, called for quiet so he could wax on about the wine. Then platters of raw oysters arrived and covered the table. During the second course, shrimp remoulade, the toasts began and things began to go off-track. Thomas’s brother did a nice job but wasn’t much of a speaker. One of Mercer’s sorority sisters played the obligatory role of the crying bridesmaid and went on far too long. Bruce managed to cut her off with a splendid toast of his own. He then introduced the next wine, a fine Sancerre. Trouble started when Mercer’s brother-in-law, still wet from his splash in the pool and still drunk since midafternoon, stood and wobbled and tried to tell a funny story about one of Mercer’s old boyfriends. His timing was bad. His remarks were mercifully cut off when Connie snapped loudly, “That’s enough, Carl!”
Carl roared with laughter as he fell into his chair, and it took a few seconds before he realized no one else thought it funny. To break the tension, a frat brother from Grinnell jumped to his feet and read a raunchy poem about Thomas. As he read, the main course of grilled flounder was served. Verse after verse, the poem grew dirtier and funnier, and when it was over everyone was in stitches.
Amy had worried about the noise. The homes were built close together along the beach and noise carried. So, she had invited the neighbors on each side and introduced them to Mercer a week earlier. They were laughing and drinking harder than anyone.
Myra took the floor and told the story of the first time she and Leigh met Mercer, five years earlier when she returned to the island for the summer. “Her beauty was obvious, her charm was contagious, her manners were impeccable. But we wondered: Can she write? We secretly hoped that she couldn’t. With her latest novel, a masterpiece in my opinion, she proved to the world that she can indeed tell a beautiful story. Why do some people have all the luck?”
“Now Myra,” Leigh said softly.
Until then, most of the toasts and remarks seemed to have some measure of forethought. After that, though, everything was off the cuff and fueled by wine.
The dinner was long and delicious, and when it was over the older guests began leaving. The younger ones returned to the dance floor where the DJ took requests and turned the volume down.
Around midnight, Bruce found Mercer and Thomas at the edge of the pool with their feet in the water. He joined and told them again what a lovely wedding they had put together.
“When do you leave for Scotland?” he asked.
“Tomorrow at two,” Mercer replied. “We fly from Jacksonville to Washington, then nonstop to London.” The honeymoon was two weeks in the Highlands.
“Could you run by the store in the morning? I’ll have the coffee ready. We’ll need some.”
Thomas nodded and Mercer said, “Sure. What’s up?”
Bruce was suddenly serious. With a smug grin he looked at her and said, “I have the story, Mercer. Maybe the best I’ve ever heard.”
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