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My favourite part of this book was following Nate, who is a lawyer but has suffered from drug/alcohol problems and had, until recently, been in a rehab facility. He is called upon by his firm to go and find this unknown daughter who just so happens to be in Brazil, in the middle of nowhere, living as a missionary. Not only do we follow Nate's journey, we learn more about Rachel (the unknown daughter) right from her past, present and hoped future. This part for me was both addicting and heartbreaking in places. There are a few swear words in the book but it is not strong language. There is no graphic violence or sexual content apart from a few innuendos. I recommend this book. The Testament is a typical John Grisham novel—which means it's an entertaining and suspenseful read! So you can see why they’re here, shined, groomed, sober (for the most part), and eagerly watching the monitors and waiting and hoping that I, the old man, can pull this off. I’m sure they’ve told their shrinks, "Don’t be too hard on the old boy. We want him sane." El libro nos trae la historia de Troy Phelan un multimillonario que luego de firmar su testamento decide suicidarse. En su última voluntad decide repartir su legado, nada menos que aproximadamente 11 mil millones de dólares; a una hija no reconocida, de la que nadie tiene conocimiento, dejando atónitos a sus exposas e hijos que esperaban sacar una buena parte. Y así inicia un drama legal y una carrera por la impugnación de la última voluntad de Phelan.
Another solid tale by Grisham! It wasn't a typical Courtroom Drama either like most of his books are. Keith Rudy and Hugh Malco grew up in Biloxi in the sixties and were childhood friends, as well as Little League all-stars. But as teenagers, their lives took them in different directions. Keith’s father became a legendary prosecutor, determined to “clean up the Coast.” Hugh’s father became the “Boss” of Biloxi’s criminal underground. I suppose." I pause and let them sweat. Stafford assured me I do not have to divulge private information here. Just give them an overall picture, he said. Stafford will run the show. When everyone is settled and the cameras are ready, he says, “My name is Josh Stafford, and I’m the attorney for Mr. Troy Phelan, seated here to my right.”The last will I signed gave little to my children. Josh Stafford prepared it, as always. I shredded it this morning. Eccentric billionaire leaves all his money to an illegitimate child Rachel no one knew about. His six grandchildren are greedy idiots who hire attorneys to contest the will. Josh is executor of the will. He needs someone to go to the jungles of Brazil to find Rachel who is working with tribes as a Christian missionary. Josh asks Nate to go. Nate was a high-powered litigator who has been in rehab several times for alcohol and cocaine. He is twice divorce with kids he never sees. The IRS wants to put him in jail for tax fraud. He is close to the end of his current rehab stay, but he leaves to go to Brazil.
This is my testament," I announce, taking a pen. "A holographic will, every word written by me, just a few hours ago. Dated today, and now signed today." I scrawl my name again. Stafford is too stunned to react. This once-in-a-lifetime event is captured here, and 100% of all profits will be donated to The Wavedancer Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports Frank Muller and other artists who fall prey to illness or injury and can no longer perform. Flowe decides to pursue the money. “Mr. Phelan, can you describe, in general, the organization of your corporate holdings?” Suspicions are easy enough, but proof seems impossible. The man is brilliant, patient, and always one step ahead of law enforcement. He is the most cunning of all serial killers. He knows forensics, police procedure, and most important: he knows the law. Rachel Lane is a young woman who chose to give her life to God, who walked away from the modern world with all its strivings and trappings and encumbrances, and went to live and work with a primitive tribe of Indians in the deepest jungles of Brazil.I’m sitting here to prove to the world that I am of sufficient mental capacity to make a new will. Once it is proved, the disposition of my assets cannot be questioned. First Read: Fascinating!! I was extremely intrigued by this Grisham. His writing is above par, and definitely good enough to keep the readers at grasp and wondering what will happen next. I'm not too much into suicide, but the grip of it keeps us reading and wondering what the story is fully about. It revokes all former wills, including the one I signed less than five minutes ago.” I refold the papers and place them in the envelope. The premise and plot of this book build around a will involving eleven billion dollars. Troy Phelan is one of the richest men in America, with about eleven billion dollars and a bunch of greedy kids and ex-wives. Lacy Stoltz is an investigator for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct. It is her job to respond to complaints dealing with judicial misconduct. After nine years with the Board, she knows that most problems are caused by incompetence, not corruption.
A master at the art of deft characterisation and the skilful delivery of hair-raising crescendos' - Irish Independent Surprisingly, this book was worth the reading. Involving ruthless family members, lawyers, and a burned-out alcoholic protagonist that will keep you reading nonstop until you finish the book. Sin embargo es destacable, que gran parte de la historia se ubica en el Mato Grosso brasileño y y aunque no conozco la zona, el autor hizo un magnífico trabajo describiendo no solo la vegetación y animales, si no la situación social de los lugareños, las tribus que allí habitan y el trabajo de las misiones humanitarias. Inspired by cases and testimony, Grisham began writing for fun in the wee hours of the morning before going to work. Troy Phelan is a self-made billionaire, one of the richest men in the United States. He is also eccentric, reclusive, confined to a wheelchair, and looking for a way to die. His heirs, to no one's surprise--especially Troy's--are circling like vultures.
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I feel like a first-grader. I drop my chin to my chest like an imbecile and ponder the question long enough to make them ease to the edge of their seats and whisper, “Come on, you crazy old bastard. Surely you know what day it is.” The hurricane is devastating: Homes and condos are leveled, hotels and storefronts ruined, streets flooded—and a dozen people lose their lives. One of the apparent victims is Nelson Kerr, a friend of Bruce’s and an author of thrillers. But the nature of Nelson’s injuries suggests that the storm wasn’t the cause of his death: He has suffered several suspicious blows to the head. Meanwhile Troy's estranged daughter walked away from the modern world and devoted her life to God, moving to the isolated deep jungles of Brazil. The Phelan Group is a private corporation which owns seventy different companies, a few of which are publicly traded."
The story was kinda boring at the beginning, it was hard for me to remember the names of the characters, especially Troy's heirs and wives and their lawyers but when Nate went to Brazil, The fun began!!! Zadel wants history. It’s an effort to test the bounds of my memory. "Mr. Phelan, where were you born?" Josh Stafford, Troy's lawyer, confidant, and executor, must find Rachel, but he knows only that she is a missionary somewhere in Brazil. He decides to assign Nate O'Riley, a former high-powered litigator and recovering alcoholic, to find her. Nate is emerging from his fourth stay in rehab, and he reluctantly agrees to go. Josh manipulates the situation from behind the scenes. My voice may be low and hollow, and I may look like a nut with my white silk robe, shriveled face, and green turban, but I’ve answered their questions.
Book Summary
En definitiva, es un libro entretenido del que me esperaba algo más, con un final que aunque queda abruptamente cerrado, me ha dejado con ganas de un mejor desarrollo después de tantos dramas en la familia. I sit and stare through the tinted glass walls. On a clear day, I can see the top of the Washington Monument six miles away, but not today. Today is raw and cold, windy and overcast, not a bad day to die. The wind blows the last of the leaves from their branches and scatters them through the parking lot below. This John Grisham book series is about Theodore Boone, a 13-year-old who lives in Strattenburg, Pennsylvania.These are young adult books, which tailor Grisham’s legal themes and twists for a younger audience. Theo has spent much of his childhood growing up around the courtroom and knows that he has what it takes to become the best lawyer in the state. The author claims to be a Christian and as already noted I have seen these themes in his books at times. He states in his bio that a close friend of his is a Baptist missionary. In this novel he nearly explains the way of salvation in a manner understandable to all readers. However, he also states elsewhere that he believes that faith is a private matter....how can it be private when we have been given the Great Commission by Jesus Himself and when people are perishing on a daily basis? This author has a great platform for evangelism should he choose to use it. He has spent millions of dollars on football stadiums which maybe shows where his priorities are....
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