The Testament

    Published:     1999, Doubleday

    Formats:       Hardback, Paperback, Audio CD,
                        Kindle

    Hardback:      ISBN-13: 978-0385493802
                        Pages: 448

    Paperback:    ISBN-13: 978-0440234746
                        Pages: 544



                        

Plot:

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-wife, 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 a misstep away, and where a woman-pursued by enemies and friends alike-holds a stunning surprise of her own.