The Testament by John Grisham Paperback Book

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Author: John Grisham

Format: Mass Market Paperback, Abridged-CD, Unabridged-CD

Publisher: Dell Publishing Company

Published: Dec 1999

Genre: Fiction - General

Retail Price: $9.99

Pages: 544

Synopsis

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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 goes 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.

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BookLender review by Debbie on 2009-09-21 17:07:08

Although I finished it,in the hopes it would pick up speed and depth...I had to push myself to. Initially the plot sounded so unique and Gisham is usually a master storyteller, but this one left me wanting more and moved just too slowly. He began a lot of sub-plots, but none of them ran too deep and none are really finished in a very satisfactory way. The characters didn't develop enough to be real... I had high hopes, but it didn't deliver what I have come to expect from Grisham...a great, page turning, story. Not his best!