The testament : a novel /
Grisham, John
The testament : a novel / John Grisham - New York : Dell 2014. - 547 p. ; 19 cm.
Includes an excerpt from "Sycamore Row".
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--Page 4 of cover.
9780345531964 0345531965 9780307576101
People with disabilities -- Fiction
Inheritance and succession -- Fiction
Legal stories
bG869t 2014
The testament : a novel / John Grisham - New York : Dell 2014. - 547 p. ; 19 cm.
Includes an excerpt from "Sycamore Row".
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--Page 4 of cover.
9780345531964 0345531965 9780307576101
People with disabilities -- Fiction
Inheritance and succession -- Fiction
Legal stories
bG869t 2014