Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Book Review of The Testament

The Testament
reviewed on + 1568 more book reviews


Wow! Grisham well deserves his reputation. I couldn't put THE TESTAMENT down, even though I had to get up early the next morning. The blurb tells it all, but it doesn't tell you that you'll be so caught up in the affairs of the protagonist and his friends that you simply must find out what happens next.

-------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....