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The firm was his second novel and was a number one us bestseller for over a year. Success had thrown him in the gutter the testament, by john grisham john grisham s 1999 novel the testament begins with an elderly billionaire committing suicide. I own the tall glass building in which i sit, and 97 percent of the company housed in it. It is written so beautifully so once you start reading it, you will never leave your seat until the last page of the novel.
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