When eccentric billionaire Troy Phelan jumps to his death, he leaves behind a holographic will that disinherits his greedy children and leaves his eleven-billion-dollar fortune to Rachel Lane, an illegitimate daughter working as a missionary in the Brazilian wetlands. Nate O’Riley, a lawyer emerging from his fourth stint in drug rehabilitation, is dispatched to the remote Pantanal region to find her. While Nate battles physical exhaustion and legal scavengers, the Phelan heirs launch a vicious court battle in Virginia to contest the estate based on their father’s mental incompetence.
This book serves readers who enjoy legal procedural details paired with survivalist adventure. It appeals to those interested in the collision between extreme corporate wealth and ascetic religious devotion. Readers observe the mechanics of estate litigation and the contrast between legal maneuvering and environmental isolation. The story provides a technical look at how wills are contested and how a professional crisis can force a person to re-evaluate their internal ethics and addictions while far removed from civilization.
- Published
- 1999
- Language
- EN
