Camino winds by John Grisham

"Camino winds" by John Grisham - Insipid sequel!

This book is published by Hodder & Stoughton India in 2020 and has 304 pages. This is sequel of Camino Island. 

Mercer's novel has topped the charts. She is on a promotion tour and visits Camino island with her new boyfriend. She meets Bruce Cable and others. Typhoon Leo strikes Camino island. Most of the islands is evacuated but some refuse to go, including Bruce. After the storm, Nelson Kerr is found dead in his backyard, a gash on his head. It's a murder. 

Is it a murder? Who would commit a crime in the middle of the storm? Was he murdered for the latest book he was writing, the secret manuscript?

Many characters from first book are present in this book too. Mercer, the author of current chart topper who played a temporary sleuth in first book. Tom, Mercer's student and boyfriend. Bob, a convicted felon who now writes crime novels. Myra and Lee, a lesbian couple who write porn. Nelson Kerr, a thriller writer. Bruce Cable, the bookshop owner who occasionally dabbled in stolen stuff. Noel, his wife. They have an open marriage. Nick, a student working in Bruce's book shop who reads all crime novels. Jay, a poet, who's books no one reads.

Bruce tries to find clues in Nelson's manuscript. He engages a private agency and then fires them. Somehow investigation continues and crime is solved. Last book had the sizzling chemistry between Bruce and Mercer. That's missing in this book. Rather Mercer is only a minor character in this book. 

Life on Camino Island is beautiful, serene and leisurely. Mercer is now an accomplished story teller and author. Bruce and Noel convert their open marriage to closed one. The story, like the life on island, is slow. At times it gets too slow and even boring.

The story doesn't grab you by your collar, it doesn't resonate with your heart, doesn't satisfy your adrenaline rush, doesn't pique your curiosity. It's insipid!

Why would anyone name the drug Vitamin E3 when anyone connected to medical profession would know that such a vitamin doesn't exist?

Why did I read this book? First book was good. 

What I didn't like? Not interesting. 

What did I like? Life on island. 

Give it a miss.