This may be Grisham's most disappointing effort yet. I finished the book out of a dogged curiousity to see if it might take off somewhere with anything even remotely resembling a Grisham plot, the answer: uh-uh. For better plotting, characterization and ability to hold your interest, try the New Testament. While I can certainly get behind the idea of an alcoholic, workaholic, sexaholic lawyer having a come-to-Jesus experience in the jungles of Brazil, this book doesn't even come close to being convincing.