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Heart of darkness...
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....
内容简介
Troy Phelan is a self-made billionaire, one of the richest men in the U.S. 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' Reilly is a high-octane Washington litigator who's lived too hard, too fast, for too long. His second marriage is in a shambles, 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.
作者简介
John Grisham is the author of a collection of stories, a work of nonfiction, three sports novels, four kids' books, and many legal thrillers. His work has been translated into forty-two languages. He lives near Charlottesville, Virginia.
约翰·格里森姆(John Grisham;1955年—),美国知名畅销小说作家,他的一系列创作富含法庭法律内容的畅 销犯罪小说为他赢得了巨大的声誉和财富。20世纪90年代伊始直到今天,约翰·格里森姆都是美国以及世界上很多地方最受欢迎的畅销小说作家。他的作品绝大多数是情节紧张、结局出人意料,但又不失深度的法律悬念小说,娓娓道来美国法律、政治世界的多种层面、各色人物。
精彩书评
Troy Phelan, a 78-year-old eccentric and the 10th-richest man in America, is about to read his last will and testament, divvying up an estate worth $11 billion. Phelan's three ex-wives, their grasping spawn, a legion of lawyers, several psychiatrists, and a plethora of sound technicians wait breathlessly, all eyes glued to digital monitors as they watch the old man read his verdict. But Phelan shocks everyone with a bizarre, last-gasp attempt to redistribute the spoils, setting in motion a legal morality tale of a contested will, sin, and redemption.
Our hero, Nate O'Riley--a washed-up, alcoholic litigator with two ruined marriages in his wake and the IRS on his tail--is dispatched to the Brazilian wetlands in search of a mysterious heir named in the will. After a harrowing trip upriver to a remote settlement in the Pantanal, he encounters Rachel Lane, a pure-hearted missionary living with an indigenous tribe and carrying out "God's work." Rachel's grave dedication and kindness impress the jaded lawyer, so much that a nasty bout of dengue fever leads him to a vision that could change his life.
Back in the States, the legal proceedings drag on and Grisham has a high time with Phelan's money-hungry descendents, a regrettable bunch who squandered millions, married strippers, got druggy, and befriended the Mob. The youngest son, Ramble, is a multi-pierced, tattoo-covered malcontent with big dreams for his rock band, the Demon Monkeys. Will Nate get straight with Rachel's aid? Do the greedy heirs get theirs? What's the real legacy of a lifetime's work? The Testament is classic Grisham: a down-and-out lawyer, a lot of money, an action-packed pursuit, and the highest issues at stake. It's not just about great characters; it's about the question of what character is.
--Rebekah Warren
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很不错,应该是正版的原版求
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无论是在公共汽车上翻阅消遣,还是在茶余饭后静坐捧读、托腮沉思,都会使你进入一种兴趣盎然、
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书可能是一种灵丹妙药,烦闷时,读书可以解闷;愁苦时,读书可以忘忧;兴奋时,
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[][]真的不错一直来京东购买图书。杂志数字版在百度文库开始正式发售。持续一周的独家首发,截止目前已经有5697名网友购买了电子书。要知道这本书的数字版可是卖到了9.8元,甚至比一些纸质书卖得都贵。而这次合作的收益者除了版权方之外,更大的赢家当属百度文库了。可以说,此次百度文库和韩寒达成合作,是一个标志性的里程碑,在很大程度上意味着版权方和互联网企业从对立走向了合作共赢。此次与韩寒的合作是百度在数字阅读领域呈现的大手笔,在互联网领域,如何高效的运用数字平台,推广数字阅读,同时保护版权方的权益,是行业健康发展的关键所在。自5月正式亮相以来,百度文库在数字业表现惊艳,百度文库同时接受版权机构和个人都可以在平台中上传正版作品出售,而百度文库三年内抽取零分成,这种让利幅度与决心在业内是空前的,相比之下显然版权方更看重百度文库的合作模式,当当、京东之前就曾因定价问题而被版权方投诉并中止了合作。近期,数字阅读逐渐成长为人们主要的阅读方式之一,电子书的阅读量增幅较为明显。据第十次全国国民阅读调查显示,我国18周岁至70周岁成年人中,进行数字阅读的人群超过了2.5亿人,18—70周岁国民人均阅读电子书2.35本。调查结果还显示,超过六成(60.6%)的数字阅读读者表示获取便利是选择数字阅读的首要原因。方便随时随地阅读也是读者转向数字阅读的一个重要因素,比例达到45.4%。此外,有26.9%的数字阅读
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或对某一个问题似有所闻的时候,打开书一看,你就会发现早已有人对这个问题做了充分的论述,
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不错的,质量总体好,性价比高。
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JOHN是我一直很喜欢的小说家,遗嘱是他的登峰之作。
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一时间热泪扑簌,再也无能自止,霍地腾身而起,直循着一波湖心,直坠而落。
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知识是开启理想之门的钥匙;知识是无价的宝贵财富,知识只有靠读书才能获得。