The Testament

A Novel

By: John Grisham

Narrated by: Frank Muller

Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • 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.

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.

Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!

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Critic reviews

"Grisham's smart use of the suspense novel to explore questions of being and faith puts him squarely in the footsteps of Dickens and Graham Greene." (Publishers Weekly)

Fantastic- one of Grisham's best

Wow, I love Grisham's style and have enjoyed many of his books. Testament is certainly one of his best, I was engaged beginning to end

Great story!

This is probably my all-time favorite audiobook. Frank Muller is a treasure! What a great voice!

Favorite Grisham book

Highly recommended! Love the pairing of Grisham and Muller. Muller does a wonderful job complementing a wonderful book with his distinctive style.

Excellent storyline - Mr. Grisham put me right in the middle of the characters' lives

Great novel with great characters and totally realistic storytelling - Another hit from this majestic author

His best.

Great tale and Muller pulls you in and wraps you in the story like few readers can.

Good story with an over-dramatic narrator

I like the book in general but I resent the over-dramatic narration, where all last vowels in a sentence are prolonged, even in the most banal sentences, like 'he ate jaaaaam'. Plus the performer obviously doesn't distinguish between Spanish an Portuguese accents.

Couldn't stop listening

Loved it, from beginning to the end. Such captivating characters. I can read this over and over and never gets old.

Kept me interested.

Truly loved the story. Hard to put it down to get my work done.
Recommend easily for anyone.

Great story, goes quick. Narrator was annoying at first, but becomes bearable.

This was my first John Grisham book, after hearing this one I will definitely be checking out some others in his collection.

Not suspenseful, but interesting story - 3 1/2 *'s

This novel was not what I expected at all, as it wasn't particularly tense or suspenseful. I did enjoy the story, and it was interesting to learn about a remote area of Brazil. Other than the main character, a likeable alcoholic lawyer who is trying to stay sober, there isn't much character development. Religion plays a big role in influencing the main character, and the novel seems to have a 'mission' to promote Chistianity. Women have only small roles in the book, and the only woman who wasn't portrayed as unlikeable, was portrayed as a perfect Christian saint - a Mother Teresa.The narrator was okay, but it frequently seemed like his tone was that of someone telling a secret instead of just reading a story. All in all, I'd say it was a bit predictable, but a pleasant listen.