Why have I not heard of Robert Whitlow before?!?!? A Christian author who writes in a similar style to John Grisham and is a best-seller, and I’ve never heard of him?!?

I’m seriously going to be checking out ALL of his books from our library this week!!

{From the Publisher}:

Sometimes small towns hold the biggest secrets.

Ambitious young attorney Tom Crane is about to become a partner in a high-profile Atlanta law firm. But first he must clear one final matter from his docket – the closing of his deceased father’s law practice in his hometown of Bethel, Georgia. Killed in a mysterious boating accident, John Crane didn’t appear to leave his son anything but the hassle of wrapping up loose ends.

But instead of celebrating his promotion, Tom finds himself packing up his office, having suddenly been “consolidated.” To add insult to injury, that same night his girlfriend breaks up with him… by letter.

Returning to Bethel with no sense of his future and no faith to fall back on, Tom just wants to settle his father’s final affairs and get back to Atlanta. But then he runs into an unexpected roadblock – two million dollars of unclaimed money stashed in a secret bank account. And evidence that his father’s death may not have been accidental. Worse still, a trail of data suggests his father played a role in an international fraud operation.

Tom follows the money into a tangled web of lies, theft, and betrayal. Along the way, he meets a woman who is as beguiling as she is beautiful. And her interest in the outcome of the case is just as high as his. She challenges Tom’s assumptions… and his faith. Now he has to decide who he can trust – and how far a father’s love can reach.

{My Thoughts}:

A powerful story written with beautiful details. I found myself absorbed in the story, in the setting, and in the outcome. I wanted to warn Tom about potential dangers I “saw,” and I loved the twists and turns of the plot. Reading Water’s Edge made me feel like I was a part of the town of Bethel, Georgia, living out the drama with the characters in the story.

I give this book five stars, and I can’t wait to read more from Robert Whitlow!

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Thanks to Thomas Nelson Publishers for providing a free copy of this book for review. All opinions expressed are my own. Links to the book on Amazon are affiliate links.

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