Tenth in publishing order, THE TESTAMENT, shows an author with no sign of wear and tear.

It starts in first person narrative with crotchety rich old guy, Troy Phelan, describing it detail just how desperately he wants to cut out his despicable family members from his will. He has called a psychiatric hearing in his house to have him declared of sound mind so that his final will and testament--the one where the family he hates receives equal share of his 11 billion dollar estate--will not be contested. Seconds after the doctors certify that he's mentally OK, Troy whips out a handwritten alternate will on three yellow pieces of paper--his real will, that cancels the other will that he hated, a will which cuts out everybody in his family except an illegitimate daughter. And then, with a sneering smile, he does something even more shocking!

The story switches to third person for the rest of the adventure which peppers in colorful scenes of money-grubbing relatives (I cracked up how the next day after his father dies, Troy Phelan Jr., a tool if there ever was one, is out buying two Porsches!) and a frantic search through the Amazon jungle by a washed-up, alcoholic lawyer for the secret sole billionaire heiress. Nobody knows exactly where the richest woman in the world is...

Just when readers think they have it figured out, the story twists and turns in thrilling fashion, moving the story a completely different direction. There is a little courtroom drama, but the central conflict is the battle over honoring a person's final wishes and exploring what truly matters in life: is it money, love or a much greater calling?

The author is a spiritual person and I also appreciated how God was worked into this tale in a non-preachy, and yet important manner. There is power with prayer and faith, and in the final pages tears came down my cheek because this story did what the best of the best stories do: enthralled, enchanted and made me want to be able to read forever. 5-stars and could not be possibly higher recommended for fans of thrillers and awesome stories in any genre.

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