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Book Review of The Testament

The Testament
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HEART
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.
OF
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.
DARKNESS
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...