
He used his false innocence to broker a deal with Princeton through a third party to sell the manuscripts back for a significant profit.

Even as Mercer struggled with her own conscience when it came to turning Bruce in to the authorities, Bruce suspected she was spying on him and used her to trick the FBI into believing he did not have the stolen property. Mercer was employed to befriend Bruce Cable, a bookstore owner believed to be in possession of the manuscripts.

Scott Fitzgerald that had been stolen from the library at Princeton University. In Camino Island by John Grisham, aspiring writer Mercer Mann struggled with morality issues when she was asked to help catch a man accused of having purchased five handwritten manuscripts by F. The following version of the novel was used to create this study guide: Grisham, John.
