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The Testament

by John Grisham

A fortune, a contested will, and a search in Brazil

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    #1 New York Times bestseller

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A fortune, a contested will, and a search in Brazil

The sudden change to Troy Phelan’s will sets an enormous inheritance dispute in motion, drawing lawyers and family members into a conflict over a surprise heir. One attorney, Nate O’Riley, is sent to find Rachel Lane, a missionary living in the Brazilian jungle. The legal contest in Washington and Nate’s search in Brazil give the novel two linked arenas: the pursuit of wealth and the question of what that wealth means in a place where, as the description puts it, money has little value. The setup brings legal maneuvering together with an expedition into a remote setting.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in legal fiction centered on wills, inheritance, and family disputes.
  • Readers who enjoy stories that connect courtroom and legal conflicts with a search in the Brazilian jungle.
  • Readers looking for fiction that places wealth and material power alongside a missionary’s life.

Themes

Inheritance and family conflictLaw and wealthMissionary lifeThe Brazilian jungle

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Book overview

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A disgraced corporate attorney ventures into a potentially lethal jungle, on a job no one wants, in this "entertaining page-turner" (USA Today) from the master of the legal thriller.

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, 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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