I started reading this during a babysitting job and had to get to the library so I could get it for myself and find out what happened. I was pulled in by the early chapters, which depict a man at the end of his life who wants to keep his enormous estate from falling into the hands of his greedy, bickering children and ex-wives. To everyone's surprise, he leaves everything to an unknown, illegitimate heir, a missionary in the remote jungles of South America, and one lawyer is given the task of finding the woman.

I really enjoyed most of the book. Grisham's personal experiences in the hidden rivers of South America definitely were an asset to the book. I found myself a little unimpressed with the main character's spiritual awakening, mostly because it felt a little out of place and contrived. I hadn't read a book by Grisham in a long time and could see that I have grown out of his style, but it was still a fun read.