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The Testament
By : by John Grisham (Goodreads Author), Jorma-Veikko Sappinen (Translator)
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Original Title : The Testament
ISBN : 0440234743 (ISBN13: 9780440234746)
Edition Language : English
Series : Nate O'Riley, Rachel Lane, Troy Phelan Sr., Troy Phelan Jr.
Paperback, 535 pages
Published December 28th 1999 by Island (first published February 2nd 1999)
Characters : United States of America
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Description : 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 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.
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REVIEWS :What I learned from this book:1) Everyone should have a fully executed will. 2) A poorly written Will is bad estate planning.3) If you have lots of money and hate your family, make them think you are giving them $11 billion and then swap the Will that gives them nothing, and then jump off a building plunging to your death so that they can't do anything but settle with the estate. This is my first Grisham book. And many more to come, I am sure! The Testament, John GrishamThe Testament is an adventure story by American author John Grisham. It was published in hardcover by Doubleday on February 2, 1999. I am the owner of this glass-paneled building, where I am sitting right now, ninety seven percent of the house-building company, located below, with its surrounding land, half a mile, and employees Where they are busy; everyone is in my possession. I wrote a will two years ago, and I left all my assets to the last surviving ... I wrote An overly preachy and hastily written Grisham novel with his typical battle of big money versus the good of heart. I am always drawn to Grisham for a good rainy day read and the premise sounded pretty good, but from page one this one is a waste of time. Too many characters bogged the story down and it dragged on and on, especially when Grisham started getting preachy. By the end of the book, it felt like Grisham had tired of the story himself, and just threw something together to be done with I used to be an avid reader of the likes of Grisham, Patterson etc but found myself moving away from secular fiction after I became a Christian. I remembered that a few of Grisham's novels had moral or Christian principles--The Testament is one of these. The story centers around the suicide of billionaire Troy Phelan. He has effectively lived a careless life of self indulgence treating those around him with contempt. He married three times and was believed to have had six grandchildren whose This is the kind of book we all hope to read. Excellent story right from the start to the very last page. SPOILER WARNING!One of the best books I have ever read. Grisham does a great job of blending the law genre and the adventure genre. Nate O' Reilly, the main character is a lawyer fresh out of rehab, for the fourth time. Nate travels to South America to find out more about Rachel Lane, mysterious illegitimate heir to Troy Phelan's 11 billion dollar will. Out of Troy's 3 marriages, dozen's of children, Rachel Lane gets it all. Nate travels to Corùmba, Brazil in hopes to find Rachel Lane, a The Testament is a typical John Grisham novel—which means it's an entertaining and suspenseful read! Troy Phelan, wealthy and dying, decides to teach his ex-wives and many children a lesson by changing his will and leaving his money to a daughter, Rachel, that no one knows about. The book alternates between the family members and their multiple attorneys who are fighting to get “their” money, and Nate O'Riley, a lawyer with the firm representing Troy. Nate is just out of yet another rehab, so I'm going to write a review. I'm going to do it. Why? Personal reasons. *ahem* first of all, I feel like John Grisham tries too hard to make this book seem action packed and suspenseful, when really, it's very predictable, cliche and slow moving. You always know what's coming. I found myself only reading one chapter, then putting it down. Then coming back hours later, reading another chapter maybe two, then putting it down again, etc. It didn't hold much interest. The only reason I read it so As the book title implies, this is a story involving the last will and testament of one of the wealthiest men in the world. But it's really comprised of two separate storylines. One is the wrangling of heirs and their unscrupulous attorneys to overturn the final wishes of the deceased - essentially a money-grab. The second storyline is the journey of an ambulance chasing, alcoholic attorney who must brave dangers lurking in Brazil's Amazon in order to locate the rightful heir of this fortune. A rich old man is dying,leaving behind an eleven billion dollar fortune.He doesn't want his ex-wives or his children to inherit it.But the one he wants it to have,doesn't want it ! The setting is exotic,and memorable, in the Brazilian jungle.It is a thrilling adventure.Grisham spent time there himself,and gives a fascinating description.Still remember how much I enjoyed it,one of Grisham's best. Another solid tale by Grisham! It wasn't a typical Courtroom Drama either like most of his books are.The Testament opens us with the ruthless self-made Billionaire Troy Phelan, who is in his 90's who is dying, has written out his last will with the help of his Lawyer Josh Stafford, and being observed by 3 psychiatrists to see if he is of sound-mind. Phelan commits suicide by jumping out a window just seconds after writing his Testament, which says the rest of his estate will instead of to his 5 Stars. This is probably one of the best John Grisham books I've read. It's not the usual courtroom/murder drama....just people behaving badly. The Testament is an above average effort, but I wouldn't put it among Grisham's best. The subject is probate, which Grisham seems to enjoy and always does well. This time an eccentric billionaire Troy Phelan(One of my favorite Grisham characters ever) jumps out of a window to his death, after writing a new will, leaving his $11 Billion estate in limbo.Despite being fully engaged by the story, there are a few things I didn't like about the book. I found the main character Nate O'reilly completely It was a quite enjoyable read. The Plot: So, this story is about, An American billionaire named Troy Phelan. He's an 80years old man with three divorced wives and six heirs. Troy suffered from his illness so he decided to commit a suicide ( he's kinda crazy man). After his death, all his heirs and his wives wanted to read his will, his testament, (I know you're thinking about all his money and his lucky heirs but you have to read till the end!!) And all his money was left to his Illegitimate.
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