The Testament, John Grisham
The Testament, John Grisham
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The Testament

Author: John Grisham

Narrator: Frank Muller

Unabridged: 14 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/05/1999

Synopsis

#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.

About John Grisham

John Ray Grisham, Jr. was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas on February 8, 1955. Grisham graduated from Mississippi State University and later from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981. He was a practicing criminal attorney for over ten years and then served in the House of Representatives from 1984 to 1990. He published his first novel in 1989 after working on it for five years. ‘A Time to Kill’, his first novel, launched his new career and was later made into a major motion picture. His first bestseller, ‘The Firm’, released in 1991, sold over seven million copies and was made into a box office hit starring Tom Cruise two years later. Almost twenty years later in 2012, a TV series was launched and picks up the life of Mitch McDeere and his family ten years after the events of the novel.

John Grisham has had his novels translated into more than forty languages and has sold nearly 300 million copies worldwide. He is a winner of the prestigious Galaxy British Book Award and is one of only three authors (the other two being Tom Clancy and J.K. Rowling) to ever sell two million copies of a first published novel. Nine of his novels (including ‘The Firm and ‘A Time to Kill’ have been made into major motion pictures.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow 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!

Goodreads review by Donna on September 29, 2007

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......more

Goodreads review by Baba on May 28, 2024

Reclusive eccentric self-made billionaire Tory Phelan, changed his will one more time before taking a suicide nosedive on to concrete. His mostly awful (partially because of his neglect and deep business focus) multiple ex-wives and his children begin making plans and spending money before his testa......more

Goodreads review by Jay on June 18, 2019

This is the kind of book we all hope to read. Excellent story right from the start to the very last page.......more

Goodreads review by Natalie on January 29, 2018

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 billi......more

Goodreads review by Karen on February 25, 2024

I read this book years ago and decided to re-visit it again when it was recently donated to my Little Free Library Shed. Because… There is something to be said about an older Grisham novel. And… For this one, it may lack courtroom and enduring drama, but it is entertaining. With distinctive/flawed cha......more

Quotes

“A compulsory page-turner.”—Newsweek
“Entertaining.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Absorbing . . . The pages fly by.”—Chicago Tribune

“His hordes of fans won’t be disappointed: Grisham includes his trademark legal wrangling, zippy plot and engaging minor characters. The Testament is unabashedly spiritual without being doctrinaire.”—USA Today

“Seductive . . . Grisham knows how to tell a story.”—The Denver Post

“Complex and satisfying.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“The first two chapters . . . are good, dirty fun. Grisham shows a new lightness of touch here: the parts of The Testament that deal with the legal profession fairly snap along.”—Los Angeles Times

“Holds the reader to the end . . . The Testament straddles two worlds: the familiar haunts of courtrooms, legal conferences, and judges chambers and the exotic wilds of Brazil.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“Grisham fans . . . will love The Testament. He’s a master of character and motivation.”—The Plain Dealer

“Grisham writes with insider knowledge, an expert appreciation of the elegant legal gambit, and real relish at the unexpected things that can come out when smart, principled lawyers who’ve done their homework ask dishonest witnesses the right questions.”—The Boston Globe

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