Grisham revisits Camino Island and his cabal of writers on the beach. This is his third in the series. The plot centers on the story of 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 descent 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 is rightfully hers.
Local writer Mercer befriends Lovely and they plunge into an enormous fight over who owns Dark Isle, taking on Tidal Breeze Corporation, its lawyers, lobbyists, and the 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.
It's a good romp.
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