Undue Influence

by Shelby Yastrow

Book Overview

An eighty-three-year-old Catholic accountant dies, leaving a will that bequeaths an eight-million-dollar estate to a local synagogue. More claims to the fortune surface, and shocking accusations about the old man's past crop up. Chicago attorney Philip Ogden sets out to find the truth--and prepares to face his toughest day in court. A suspenseful story.--Scott Turow.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804109052
• ISBN13: 9780804109055
• Release Date: December 1991
• Publisher: Ivy Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

An Original! - And A Damn Good Read!

A legal "thriller" of a novel with suspense, well drawn characters, fascinating insight into the legal world of wills, heirs, bequests, etc. No one gets killed or even roughed up, yet the reader is riveted to the page by a succession of fascinating events. A dead man has left his eight million dollar estate to a synagogue - but the deceased is a Roman Catholic! Why does he make such a bequest? A number of parties contest the will and vie for some or all of the eight mil. A real different story. I enjoyed it very much and I bet you will too.

a synagogue's unlikely benefactor

windfall for a struggling chicago synagogue from an unexpected source. this tale of last wills, greed and their resulting consequences is compellingly told. effective back and forth pacing.very enjoyable reading.