Book Reviews of The Testament

An entertaining read, fun to see how convoluted the human mind becomes when money is in the midst of it all. Mr. Grisham does not let us down with this one; happy reading.

All his books involve lawyers some you love and some you hate. I liked this lawyer. I loved the travel to the remote area. This book seems softer on the whole Lawyer thing and made the people seem more human. Great ending and a great testament to John Grisham who can write about lawyers in more than one way.

I am an avid reader and not of just one author. John Grisham books are on my booklist but I read just about everyone at one point or another. If I am not engaged by the first few pages in any book I pick up, and held so thoughout the story, I don't waste my time with the rest of the book. "The Testament" grabbed me from the first page and held my interest all the way through to the end. It was a page-turner for me. What I liked about the story was that I developed definite feelings about the characters even though Grisham did not say a lot about them other than their antics and a bit of background here and there. Grishman was very good at creating characters that a reader will either care about or not care for. The other thing I liked was that the story was transformational on various levels and not just for the lead character. Nate O'Riley, the alcoholic, drug addicted, constant rehab dwelling attorney, was a character that I truely appreciated getting to know. I enjoyed watching him as he passed through life-tests that he sometimes failed and sometimes conquered. Even with Rachel Lane, who you did not know much about at all, you got a good depth of her personality through Nate's observations of her. Lastly, the story talks about what a lot of money can do to people, how it corrupts, blinds, and befuddles a sane mind into doing insane things with it. But it also told the reader through more than one character that it's hard to blame people for how they deal with money because of how they were brought to it. It's a very thoughtful read and I would recommend "The Testament" to anyone who enjoys a good read and a good mystery that has a very unpredictable ending.

A disgraced corporate attorney, who has come out of rehab for the umpteenth time, is sent to the wilds of Brazil in search of the illegitimate, missionary daughter of a dead millionaire, who has left most of his estate to her. As usual, Grisham's characters are well-formed and complex, and his plot is fast-paced and thrilling. A great read

Grisham has done it again! Fast paced thriller, with twists and turns that only he can bring.

The testament has romance, courtroom drama, adventure, and redemption packed into a readily readable novel!

This one took me awhile to read. You have to really focus on what you are reading, no distractions. Very interesting. Not a light read, but good story line.

Quick read, great premise.

Not one of Grisham's best but still interesting.

Loved it.

Excellent read, Grisham is a wonderful story teller. Loved the plot.

Very good read; didnt want to put it down.A billionaire shows his children the way to manage money from the grave. The unknown heir gets it all and doesnt want it.

Fascinating. I really enjoyed this one.

Absorbing and entertaining!

Vintage Grisham. Good beach read.

Very good book, like always with John Grisham.

Great story - really like John Grisham anyway. A has-been attorney ends up learning much about himself and his assignment changes his life.

This book was a page turner! It's not even the kind of book I typically read, but I can say that I really enjoyed it.

Troy Phelan is a self-made billionaire, one of the richest men in the United States. He is also eccentric, reclusive, confined to a wheelchair, and looking for a way to die. His heirs, to no one's surprise-especially Troy's-are circling like vultures. Nate O'Riley is a high-octane Washington litigator who's lived too hard, too fast, for too long. His second marriage is in shambles, he is emerging from his fourth stay in rehab armed with little more than his fragile sobriety, good intentions, and resilient sense of humor. Returning to the real world is always difficult, but this times it's going to be murder. Rachel Lane is a young woman who chose to give her life to God, who walked away from the modern world with all its strivings and trappings and encumbrances, and went to live and work with a primitive tribe of Indians in the deepest jungles of Brazil. In a story that mixes legal suspense with a remarkable adventure, their lives are forever altered by the startling secret of The Testament.

"A COMPULSORY PAGE-TURNER"
"ENTERTAINING."
HEART OF DARKNESS
In a plush Virginia office, a rich, angry old man is furiously rewriting his will. With his death just hours away, Troy Phelan wants to send a message to his children, his ex-wives, and his minions, a message that will touch off a vicious legal battle and transform dozens of lives.
Because Troy Phelan's new will names a sole surprise heir to his eleven-billion-dollar fortune: a mysterious woman named Rachel Lane, a missionary living deep in the jungles of Brazil.
Enter the lawyers. Nate O'Riley is fresh out of rehab, a disgraced corporate attorney handpicked for his last job: to find Rachel Lane at any cost. As Phelan's family circles like vultures in D.C., Nate is crashing through the Brazilian jungle, entering a world where money means nothing, where death is just one misstep away, and where a woman-pursued by enemies and friends alike-holds a stunning surprise of her own....
"ABSORBING..THE PAGES FLY BY."

This story is about a rich, angry old man who's life is coming to an end in a matter of hours, so he writes his will. That's not as easy as it seems. The will includes all of his ex-wives and all of his children, and it soon turns into a legal battle between the man's different families. Who should get the man's 11-billion dollar fortune? Does anyone in one his numerous families' even really love him or do they just want his fortune.

It's a page turner, especially if you have ever dealth with the death of a loved one and have had to deal with the legalities of their will.

Great book!!! The pages fly by.

Grisham at his best, twisting plots and players with all of the money-hungry family snapping at his heels. This was a super read, but what can you say about John Grisham?!!

The story of an anthropologist and his wife who look for Bible and historical treasures. A lunatic contacts him and tells him of a find beyond his wildest dreams, but then as he goes to find it from the instructions, the lunatic tries to kill him. Very good

good

This book is not the typical John Grisham novel. I enjoyed this different format so much so, I re-read it. It begins slowly in development but you will enjoy the ending. A truly rewarding read.

* * ½*. Legal Thriller. A multi-billionaire leaves his entire fortune to an oblivious heir. From that point, the story separates into two parts: one a journey into Brazil; the other, the legal quagmire resulting from decisions made by said billionaire.

Really, I didn't much care for the traveling story. It didn't move the narrative and I often times skimmed that part without really losing any important part of the story. Midway thru, though, the story does pick up steam until, literally, the last page. Ok book.

Excellent -- I can't believe I had missed a Grisham book!

This is one of my favorite Grisham books, and I've read them all. I loved the trip down the river and through the jungle to get to Rachel Lane. It was exciting as well as interesting "travel reading" in this part of the book. His books always hold a twist and this one is no different.

Having read "The Client" and gotten hooked I've managed to read all of his books and while this one is worth the time is not among his best in my opinion -

Okay. John Gresham has done it again. Great book! Loved it!

ISBN 0440234743 - Troy Phelan is a self-made multi-billionaire who, on the last day of his life, outsmarts everyone around him, sticks it to his 3 ex-wives and six living children by means of a well thought out and executed plan, before he flings himself from the balcony of his building. The book isn't about him.

His 3 ex-wives and their children are, overall, pretty rotten people who have only one reason to be interested in the old man - his money. So when his plan works and they are all left out of his final will, they all lawyer up to do battle for what they believe is due to them. The book isn't about them, either.

Troy's final will leaves everything to his illegitimate and, until now, unheard of daughter. Rachel was the result of an office affair and was given up for adoption when she was born. Years later, Troy made contact, which ended abruptly when Rachel finished college. She is the only one of his children who has turned out reasonably well: she is not interested in money, she has made a career of spreading God's word and she is happy. She is also living in the jungles of Brazil. Oddly, the book isn't about her either.

Sent to find Rachel, Nate is fresh out of rehab - for the fourth time. Behind him are two ex-wives, four neglected children, innumerable affairs, countless malpractice suits (filed by him, not against him!), drugs and alcohol and about 20 years as a lawyer. He's facing problems with the IRS and his return to practice isn't exactly welcomed at the office. This all makes a jaunt in the jungle to find the probably reluctant heiress to the world's largest fortune seem like a perfectly reasonable idea. The book is about him.

Nate's journey, the goal of which is to find Rachel, leads him to find himself and his purpose, just as his life really seems to have slipped too far out of his control for him to recover from. He does find Rachel, of course - and everything about her, from her reaction to her father's will to the life she has chosen and is happy with, makes Nate realize what does (and doesn't) really have value.

One thing bugged me - the back cover says "Nate is crashing through the Brazilian jungle, entering a world where money means nothing, where death is just one misstep away, and where a woman - pursued by enemies and friends alike - holds a stunning surprise of her own..." This is nonsense. Her only secret seems to be that she's Troy Phelan's child, which is revealed in the will on page 27, so that hardly counts as her "stunning surprise". She changed her name from Lane to Porter, and the reason was never really explained, other than to indicate she didn't want Troy to find her again. Maybe that's her "stunning surprise", but since the reason is never brought up... I don't think so. I read the whole book waiting for the stunning surprise and it never materialized.

- AnnaLovesBooks

My absolute favorite Grisham book. Very unique from the typical lawyer style he usually writes.

this is book is about a alcoholic and an exceptional lawyer who is forced into rehab 4 times and loses his family and finances and about to be placed in jail before he sees the ligth. He is given 1 last assignment to find a a missionary "somewhere" in the most remote area of a Brazillian rain forest to inform her that she just inherited the worlds biggest fortune.

In a plush office, a rich, angry old man is furiously rewriting his will. With his death just hours away, Troy Phelan wants to send a message to his children, his ex-wives, and his minions, a message that will touch off a vicious legal battle and transform dozens of lives. Because Troy Phelan's new will names a sole surprise heir to his $11 billion fortune: a mysterious woman named Rachel Lane, a missionary living deep in the jungles of Brazil. Enter the lawyers, Nate O'Riley is fresh out of rehab, a disgraced corporate attorney handpicked for his last job: to find Rachel Lane at any cost. As Phelan's family circles like vultlures in DC, Nate is crashing through the Brazilian jungle, entering a world where money means nothing, where death is just one misstep away, and where a woman--pursuded by enemies and friends alike--holds a stunning surprise of her own....

What can you say....a grisham book!

A rich ,angry old man with eleven billion dollars, rewriting his will and only hours to live. With children and exwives the legal battle that this will set off and one big surprise for all.

From the back cover: "In a plush Virginia office, a rich, angry old man is furiously rewriting his will. With his death just hours away, Troy Phelan wants to send a message to his children, his ex-wives, and his minions, a message that will touch off a vicious legal battle and transform dozens of lives. Because Troy Phelan's new will names a sole surprise heir to his eleven-billion-dollar fortune: a mysterious woman named Rachel Lane, a missionary living deep in the jungles of Brazil.

Enter the lawyers. Nate O'Riley is fresh out of rehab, a disgraced corporate attorney handpicked for his last job: to find Rachel Lane at any cost. As Phelan's family circles like vultures in D.C., Nate is crashing through the Brazilian jungle, entering a world where money means nothing, where death is just one misstep away, and where a woman--pursued by enemies and friends alike--holds a stunning surprise of her own...."

book is in great shape! it was a great book, i read it in a few days!

This is another great John Grisham classic!

In a plush Virginia office, a rich, angry old man is furiously rewitting his will. With his death just hours away, Troy Phelan wants to send a message to his children, his ex-wives and his minions, a message that will touch off a vicious legal battle and transform dozens of lives.

Because Troy Phelan's new will names a sole surprise heir to his 11 billion dollar fortune: a mysterious woman named Rachel Lane, a missionary living deep in the jungles of Brazil.

Enter the lawyers, Nate O'Riley is fresh out of rehab, a disgraced corporate attorney handpicked for his last job: to find Rachel Lane at any cost. As Phelan's family circles like vultures in D.C., Nate is crashing through the Brazilian jungle, entering a world where money means nothing - pursued by enemies and friends alike - holds a stunning surprise of her own....

typical John Grisham but good book.

One of the best Grisham novels - you'll want to read it in one sitting!

My very favorite of his books.

A good read. Diferent from Grisham's other novels because of it's overt spirituality.

Excellent read with adventure, twists & turns, unexpected situations. Moves along nicely. Most of the story takes place in the search not the legal areana.

Classic Grisham!

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In a plust Virginia office, a rich, angry old man is furiously rewriting his will. With his death just hours away, Troy Phelan wants to send a message to his children, his ex-wives, and his minions, a message that will touch off a vicious legal battle and transfor dozens of lives.
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Because Troy Phelan's new will names a sole surprise heir to his eleven-billiondollar fortune: a mysterious woman named Rachel Lane, a missionary living deep in the jungles of Brazil.
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Ender the lawyers. Nate O'Riley in frest out of rehab, a desgraced corporate arrourney handpicked for his last job: to find Rachel Lane at any cost. As Phelan's family circles like cultures in D.C., Nate is crashing through the Brazilian jungle, entering a world where money means nothing, where death is just one misstep away, and where a woman-- pursued by enemies and friends alike-- holds a stunning surprise of her own...

I became a Grisham fan after being bored one day at my inlaw's beach cottage. They suggested Rainmaker, which was sitting on their shelf. Two weeks later (which is lightning fast for me) i was done with the book. Couldnt put it down. The Testament by Grisham is also a wonderful book. I love reading about different areas of the world and this book was great to read about the Brazilian jungle.

this was an OK book. if you like court trillers.

I loved this book. It was a real page turner. Lots of suspense!

In my opinion one of John Grisham's better books. Brief review is of an extremely wealthy man whose has spent his life gathering power and wealth around him at the expense of his private life. Having gone through 3 wives and having had several children by these wives all of him despise him and carry heavy baggage and all of them anxious for his death so they can have access to his wealth. But the old gentlemen despises them and true to form screws them all in the end but that is just where the story starts. The estate is the prize and thus let the games begin.

a multi million dollar will re written at the literal last minute leads a down and out lawyer into the jungles of south america to find the mysterious benefactor.

This was a great one...intreging plot and a page turner..........

This is not one of Grisham's best legal thrillers, but it is compelling at times. It's a rather interesting take on greed and estate planning and the lack thereof.

Very good book. Great story.

I tried really hard to read this one, but I just couldn't finish it.

Once again it is another good read by Grisham. It is hard to think what my will would be like if I get over a million dollars. I cannot see leaving it to a woman in some remote southn american jungle.

Troy Phelan is a self-made billionaire, one of the richest men in the United States. He is also eccentric, reclusive, confined to a wheelchair, and looking for a way to die. His heirs, to no one's surprise--especially Troy's--are circling like vultures.

Nate O'Riley is a high-octane Washington litigator who's lived too hard, too fast, for too long. His second marriage in a shambles, and he is emerging from his fourth stay in rehab armed with little more than his fragile sobriety, good intentions, and resilient sense of humor. Returning to the real world is always difficult, but this time it's going to be murder.

Rachel Lane is a young woman who chose to give her life to God, who walked away from the modern world with all its strivings and trappings and encumbrances, and went to live and work with a primitive tribe of Indians in the deepest jungles of Brazil.

In a story that mixes legal suspense with a remarkable adventure, their lives are forever altered by the startling secret of The Testament.

great read, enjoye it.

about a rich man dying and writing his will and about a surprise heir to his fortune.

excellant reading, couldn't put it down.

very good book!

Great story--what would you do with an $11 BILLION inheritance? Probably not what Rachel Lane does!

Grisham at his best

A dying tycoon leaves his fortune to a woman in the Amazon jungle. Heirs, lawyers, mystery. The pure of heart come out winners. Great read.

An old man has a very short time to live and at the last moment he changes his will. The family is shocked when he leaves everything to a woman they never heard of who is a missionary in Brazil. The estate is worth eleven billion dollars so the family is desparate to protest the will while lawyers travel the deep jungle trying to find her and find out the connection. Great read

Fascinating story of how a man's death and surprising will impacts the lives of his children and a man sent to find the unknown illegitimate daughter. Interestingly, she is the only one NOT impacted by the will even though she's supposed to get everything. She is impacted somewhat by the man sent to find her and, in return, "saves" his life by her faith in God to save him.

Typical Grisham.

This book is a great read, especially if you enjoy John Grisham. You won't be able to put it down.

courtroom drama, romance, adventure - what more could you ask for in a book

A multi-billionaire is fed up with the way his offspring turned out. And he wants to get back at them He writes up a will leaving them a pittance of what he owns and leaves the rest to a woman, a missionary living in the jungles of Brazil. And that's just the beginning of this excellent read.

This Grisham book will not disappoint.

If you like John Grisham, then you know how his stories work. This book fits the mold as easily and works as a great beach/pool read. A lawyer out of rehab is searching for the sole heir of a dying billionaire - with only hours to live, he is rewriting his will knowing that his greedy family will be unhappy.

A great story; well told; holds your attention

Troy Phelan, a 78-year-old eccentric and the 10th-richest man in America, is about to read his last will and testament, divvying up an estate worth $11 billion. Phelan's three ex-wives, their grasping spawn, a legion of lawyers, several psychiatrists, and a plethora of sound technicians wait breathlessly, all eyes glued to digital monitors as they watch the old man read his verdict. But Phelan shocks everyone with a bizarre, last-gasp attempt to redistribute the spoils, setting in motion a legal morality tale of a contested will, sin, and redemption.

Our hero, Nate O'Riley--a washed-up, alcoholic litigator with two ruined marriages in his wake and the IRS on his tail--is dispatched to the Brazilian wetlands in search of a mysterious heir named in the will. After a harrowing trip upriver to a remote settlement in the Pantanal, he encounters Rachel Lane, a pure-hearted missionary living with an indigenous tribe and carrying out "God's work." Rachel's grave dedication and kindness impress the jaded lawyer, so much that a nasty bout of dengue fever leads him to a vision that could change his life.

Back in the States, the legal proceedings drag on and Grisham has a high time with Phelan's money-hungry descendents, a regrettable bunch who squandered millions, married strippers, got druggy, and befriended the Mob. The youngest son, Ramble, is a multi-pierced, tattoo-covered malcontent with big dreams for his rock band, the Demon Monkeys. Will Nate get straight with Rachel's aid? Do the greedy heirs get theirs? What's the real legacy of a lifetime's work? The Testament is classic Grisham: a down-and-out lawyer, a lot of money, an action-packed pursuit, and the highest issues at stake. It's not just about great characters; it's about the question of what character is.

entertaining page-turner

A rich, angry old man rewrites his will on his death bed. Nate O'riley, the attorney is sent looking for the new sole benificarey in the jungles of Brazil. Little does he know she is running from he own enemies and secrets

great book!

Great story. I loved the details, vivid picture of the jungles of Brazil.

A dying man changes his will to add a surprise beneficiary, a mysterious woman.

Just another Grisham book

Excellent book.

loved it

In a plush Virginia office, a rich, angry old man is furioulsy rewriting his will. With his death just hours away, Troy Phelan wants to send a message to his children, his ex-wives, and his minions, a message that will touch off a vicious legal battle and transform dozens of lives.
Because Troy Phelan's new will names a sole surprise heir to his eleven billion dollar fortune: a mysterious woman named Rachel Lane, a missionary living deep in the jungles of Brazil.
Enter the lawyers. Nate O'Riley is fresh out of rehab, a disgraced corporate attorney handipicked for his last job: to find Rachel Lane at any cost. As Phelan's family circles like vultures in D.C., Nate is crashing through the Brazilian jungle, entering a world where money means nothing, where death is just one misstep away, and where a woman--pursued by enemies and friends alike--holds a stunning surprise of her own...

Grisham leads us into the deep jungles of Brazil when an angry old man rewrites his will and leaves everything to a mysterious woman named Rachel Lane. One of Grisham's more touching stories. Will hold your interest.

Nice!!!!!!!!!!!

The story is about a legal firm, searching for a lost relative who has just inherited a great deal of money. The adventure to find the missing heiress, and explain the wishes of the father's will to a spoiled ungrateful family dominate the story line. The attorney who enters the adventure discovers a bit about himself and his errors in life.
Great book !

I love Grisham's books, this is a good read

This is a great page turner. Loved it.

A great quick read!

In a plush Virginia office, a rich, angry old man is furiously rewriting his will. With his death just hours away, Troy Phelan wants to send a message to his children, his ex-wives and his minions, a message that will touch off a vicious legal battle and transform dozens of lives.
Because Troy Phelan's new will names a sole surprise heir to his eleven billion dollar fortune: a mysterious woman named Rachel Lane, a missionary living deep in the jungles of Brazil
Enter the lawyers, Nate O'Riley is a fresh out of rehab, a disgraced corporate attorney handpicked for his last job: to find Rachel Lane at any cost. As Phelan's family circles life vultures in D.C., Nate is crashing through the Brazillian Jungle, entering a world where money means nothing, where death is just one misstep away, and here a woman-pursued by enemies and friends alike-holds a stinning surprise of her own
The Testament

"A compulsorey page-turner: --Newsweek

Great book. Good author!

Great story, Grisham really goes into detail about the lead character.

Really good mystery.

A Grisham page-turner, much of it takes place in South America. Interesting plot and setting.

Loved this story, helps restore one's faith in humanity!

Typically Grisham....From the back cover:
In a plush Virginia office, a rich, angry old man is furiously rewriting his will. With his death just hours away, Troy Phelan wants to send a message to his children, his ex-wives, and his minions, a message that will touch off a vicious legal battle and transform dozens of lives. Because Troy Phelan's new will names a sole surprise heir to his eleven-billion fortune: a mysterious woman named Rachel lane, a missionary living deep in the jungles of Brazil. Enter the lawyers, Nate O'Riley is fresh out of rehab, a disgraced corporate attorney handpicked for his last job: to find Rachel lane at ant cost. As Phelan's family circles like vultures in D.C., Nate is crashing through the Brazilian jungle, entering a world where money means nothing, where death is just one misstep away, and where a woman-pursued by enemies and friends alike--holds a stunning surprise of her own...

This is a really good book. Only took me 3 nights to read!

Great!

Great book!! I couldn't put it down.

In a plush Virginia office, a rich, angry old man is furiously rewriting his will. With his death just hours away, Troy Phelan wants to send a message to his children, his ex-wives, and his minions, a message that will touch off a vicious legal battle and transform dozens of lives.
Because Troy Phelan's new will names a sole surprise heir to his eleven-billion-dollar fortune: a mysterious woman named Rachel Lane, a missionary living deep in the jungles of Brazil.
Enter the lawyers. Nate O'Riley is fresh out of rehab, a disgraced corporate attorney handpicked for his last job: to find Rachel Lane at any cost. As Phelan's family circles like vultures in D.C., Nate is crashing through the Brizilian jungle, entering a world where money means nothing, where death is just one misstep away, and where a woman--pursued by enemies and friends alike--holds a stunning surpirse of her own...
Another fantastic John Grisham novel you're sure to love this one!!

Good adventure & legal thriller

Excellent Book

Great Book!

I am a big John Grisham fan and I thought that this was a very good book. It is about this very wealthy old man who keeps writing and changing his wills and takes out all the kids and exwives out of the will, so the kids bring in these psychologists to prove that he is uncompitent to change the will. Well they find that there is nothing wrong with him and they declare him competant so he signs the new will that his attorney has prepared for him. Well after everyone leaves the room, he signs a holographic will which is declared to be legal and then just as the family is walking out the door, he get up out of his wheelchair, runs across the room and jumps to his death. Well in the holographic will it leaves everything to an illigitimate daughter that lives in the Brazillian jungle that no one knew about. The hunt now begins for her as she is a missionary. Will she want the money?

I am a big John Grisham fan and I thought that this was a very good book. It is about this very wealthy old man who keeps writing and changing his wills and takes out all the kids and exwives out of the will, so the kids bring in these psychologists to prove that he is uncompitent to change the will. Well they find that there is nothing wrong with him and they declare him competant so he signs the new will that his attorney has prepared for him. Well after everyone leaves the room, he signs a holographic will which is declared to be legal and then just as the family is walking out the door, he get up out of his wheelchair, runs across the room and jumps to his death. Well in the holographic will it leaves everything to an illigitimate daughter that lives in the Brazillian jungle that no one knew about. The hunt now begins for her as she is a missionary. Will she want the money?

I enjoyed this Grisham tale more than some of the others. It takes you on a journey through the jungle and on a journey through a man's life as he battles his demons and finds himself in the midst of it all.

In a plush Virginia office, a rich, angry old man is furiously rewriting his will. With his death just hours away, Troy Phelan wants to send a message to his children, his ex-wives, and his minions, a message that will touch off a vicious legal battle and transform dozens of lives.

Because Troy Phelan’s new will names a sole surprise heir to his eleven-billion-dollar fortune: a mysterious woman named Rachel Lane, a missionary living deep in the jungles of Brazil.

Enter the lawyers, Nate O’Riley is fresh out of rehab, a disgraced corporate attorney handpicked for his last job: to find Rachel Lane at any cost. As Phelan’s family circles like vultures in D.C., Nate is crashing through the Brazilian jungle, entering a world where money means nothing, where death is just one misstep away, and where a woman--- pursued by enemies and friends alike--- holds a stunning surprise of her own…

Uh oh! A very rich old man is dying and changes his will!! The family just can not have that. I mean he left it to a person no one knows. They just will not have that...But then again you never know,,it is a John Grisham book!!!

This book is a kind of book that once u start to read it u can not put it down. It is a spell binding book, where u do not know what is going to happen until u continue to read on and turn the pages.

This book was great. Very griping and I didn't want to put it down.

AGain a good Grisham book

Good story, typical Grisham

Heart of darkness...

In a plush Virginia office, a rich, angry old man is furiously rewriting his will. With his death just hours away, Troy Phelan wants to send a message to his children, his ex-wives, and his minions, a message that will touch off a vicious legal battle and transform dozens of lives.

Because Troy Phelan's new will names a sole surprise heir to his eleven-billion-dollar fortune: a mysterious woman named Rachel Lane, a missionary living deep in the jungles of Brazil.

Enter the lawyers. Nate O'Riley is fresh out of rehab, a disgraced corporate attorney handpicked for his last job: to find Rachel Lane at any cost. As Phelan's family circles like vultures in D.C., Nate is crashing through the Brazilian jungle, entering a world where money means nothing, where death is just one misstep away, and where a woman--pursued by enemies and friends alike--holds a stunning surprise of her own....

This is my favorite of all Grisham's books. Not only is it set in the usual corporate/legal world, but it takes you to the jungles of South America and the contrasting lifestyle and values of an American missionary woman. It's intriguing, thought provoking, and fun to read.

Enjoy Grisham's books!

good a little different then his previous books

I thought this was an excellent book! A page turner.

Absorbing, page turner

This is my favorite Grisham novel. Very different from his others.

Grisham dos it again ...

typical Grisham, lawyers, deception, etc. It was o.k. better than some of the other Grisham books I have read

This is probably my favorite Grisham book! I ahve two copies so this one is up for grabs.

not being a Grisham fan i was surprised how much i enjoyed this thriller.it is a very fast read because you just do not know what will happen next

John Grisham - need I say more?

Different enough from other Grisham novels; an adventurous read.

If enjoy Grisham, you won't be dissapointed

Billionaire\'s children are underserving of his fortune! He sure put them in their place! This was a real page turner... One of Grisham\'s best!

Grisham puts money into perspective in this novel of adventure and greed. It was a fun read.

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