The Testament (John Grisham)

The Testament (John Grisham)

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.Nate O'Riley is a high-octane Washington litigator who's lived too hard, too fast, for too long. His second marriage in a shambles, and he is emerging from his fourth stay in rehab armed with little more than his fragile sobriety, good intentions, and resilient sense of humor. Returning to the real world is always difficult, but this time it's going to be murder.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.In a story that mixes legal suspense with a remarkable adventure, their lives are forever altered by the startling secret of The Testament.From Library JournalFeaturing a billionaire, a litigator straight from rehab, and a woman who works with primitive tribes in Brazil.Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.Review"An entertaining page-turner...his best novel in years."-USA Today"A compulsory page-turner."-Newsweek"Entertaining."-The New York Times Book Review"Absorbing...the pages fly by."-Chicago TribuneFrom the Paperback edition.From the Inside FlapTroy 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.Nate O'Riley is a high-octane Washington litigator who's lived too hard, too fast, for too long. His second marriage in a shambles, and he is emerging from his fourth stay in rehab armed with little more than his fragile sobriety, good intentions, and resilient sense of humor. Returning to the real world is always difficult, but this time it's going to be murder.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.In a story that mixes legal suspense with a remarkable adventure, their lives are forever altered by the startling secret of The Testament.About the AuthorAUTHOR BIOJohn Grisham lives with his family in Virginia and Mississippi. His previous novels are A Time to Kill, The Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Client, The Chamber, The Rainmaker, The Runaway Jury, The Partner and The Street Lawyer.PERFORMER BIOHenry Leyva is a talented theatrical performer who has appeared in many regional and Off-Broadway productions including Death and the Maiden and Much Ado About Nothing He can be heard on the audio presentation of Elmore Leonard's Cuba Libre, also available from BDD Audio.Excerpt. ? Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.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.Why I am worried about the pain? What's wrong with a little suffering? I've caused more misery than any ten people.I push a button and Snead appears. He bows and pushes my wheelchair through the door of my apartment, into the marble foyer, down the marble hall, through another door. We're getting closer, but I feel no anxiety.I've kept the shrinks waiting for over two hours.We pass my office and I nod at Nicolette, my latest secretary, a darling young thing I'm quite fond of. Given some time, she might become number four.But there is no time. Only minutes.A mob is waiting-