The Codicil, Tom Topor
The Codicil, Tom Topor
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The Codicil

Author: Tom Topor

Narrator: Dale Hull

Unabridged: 11 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 08/17/2008

Categories: Fiction, Legal

Synopsis

Telcommunications magnate Matthew Marshall is dead from a stroke; his wife and three children are stunned to learn that half of his $105 million estate has been bequeathed in a codicil to his will to a child they never knew existed, the product of an affair years before during Marshall's service in Vietnam. The estate hires Adam Bruno, an ex-lawyer, street-smart son of a bookie, to find out if this child is still alive. Bruno knows how to negotiate New York's minefields of class, identity, and politics but is thwarted at every turn by the convoluted legacy of Matthew Marshall, whose closely held secrets constitute a nearly rock-solid façade. Bruno's job suddenly becomes more dangerous when old secrets surface and the heirs get desperate.

About Tom Topor

Tom Topor is a journalist, playwright and screenwriter. His credits include The Accused, for which Jodie Foster won an Oscar, and the Broadway play Nuts, which was made into a movie by Barbra Streisand.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jamie on June 25, 2014

The book deserves a better rating than what is given here. It kept my attention throughout. A quick read. I would have liked to read more Adam Bruno detective novels, but it seems there is only one.......more

Goodreads review by John on June 05, 2021

Pretty good book with a satisfying ending although a little longer than it had to be and it consists of 99% just talking and arguing. Also has the most cringe description of a kissing scene that I’ve ever read. An ex lawyer turned private investigator, Adam Bruno is investigating for a Wall Street ri......more

Goodreads review by Pat on August 06, 2021

I read this at the beach in a day. It was an interesting storyline, well written, kept me totally engaged and got me a tan! Funny how the author’s picture kinda was my idea of what the main character looked like.......more

Goodreads review by Pete on January 04, 2021

Topor writes great dialogue. This was a fascinating story and a real page turner. I wish he'd write more novels.......more

Goodreads review by Frank on May 19, 2020

A lot of fun. A good suspenseful story.......more

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