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Robert Whitlow (Author)
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Release Date: Oct 6 2004

A lawyer ready to die takes one final case...the trial of his life.

Attorney Kent Mac MacClain has nothing left to live for. Nine years after the horrific accident that claimed the life of his wife and two sons, hes finally given up. His empty house is a mirror for his empty soul, it seems suicide is his only escape. And then the phone rings.

Angela Hightower, the beautiful heiress and daughter of the most powerful man in Dennison Springs, has been found dead at the bottom of a ravine. The accused killer, Peter Thomason, needs a lawyer. But Mac has come up against the Hightowers and their ruthless, high-powered lawyers before -- an encounter that left his practice and reputation reeling.

The evidence pointing to Thomasons guilt seems insurmountable. Is Mac defending an ingenious psychopath, or has Thomason been framed--possibly by a member of the victims family? It comes down to one last trial. For Thomason, the opponent is the electric chair. For Mac, it is his own tormented past--a foe that will prove every bit as deadly.

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Practicing attorney Whitlow follows up his successful debut novel, The List, with this Christian legal thriller about a small-town Georgia lawyer who lands a mysterious case. Called to defend a man accused of killing a wealthy Atlanta college student, the attorney, "Mac" MacClain, struggles to find the holes in what initially seems an airtight case for the prosecution. Whitlow intuitively understands the mandate to write about what he knows: the courtroom, the corner church, the small Southern community. Many of the book's details evoke a strong sense of place, and the courtroom scenes manage to maintain suspense without resorting to melodrama. The narrative falls a bit flat when Whitlow navigates Mac's emotional life. Like too many male characters in contemporary Christian fiction, Mac is a lonely widower (see also Frank Peretti's The Visitation, Ted Dekker's Heaven's Wager and, of course, the Left Behind series). Mac's wife and two sons perished years ago in a car accident with Mac at the wheel, and he struggles with grief and guilt. The novel opens with Mac sitting at his desk, trying to decide whether to kill himself with pills or a pistol. Whitlow does not sustain Mac's suicidal tendencies in a believable way; once Mac gets involved with the murder case, his energy drives it to its successful completion, making his automatic return to suicidal thoughts near the novel's end implausible. Despite this, Whitlow offers readers exciting courtroom drama and an authentic Southern sensibility.

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

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In The Trial, small-town attorney Kent ("Mac") MacClain, in despair over the death of his wife and two sons, is about to commit suicide. Then the phone rings, and he's handed a public defender's role in what is alleged to be the murder of a young woman from a prominent local family. The defendant is a drifter who can't remember what happened, but circumstances clearly point to his guilt. Mac is aided by a pretty out-of-town widow, a Christian psychologist with a son. She quickly goes to work both on Mac's head and on his heart in this seamless thriller from the reliable Whitlow. John Mort
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hmm... This is awesome! Nov 3 2003
By Wolfe Moffat
Format:Paperback
This is a book that keeps the pace moving. This was the third Whitlow book I'd read, and I consider it his personal best. Warning to all readers: You will get caught up in this book!

Gun or pills? Pills or gun? How do you kill yourself when you have nothing to live for? Those are the questions that attorney Kent "Mac" McClain asks himself one Friday afternoon. Pills or gun, gun or pills.....

Then the phone rings!

Mac is offered the case of a lifetime. Killing yourself can wait until later, because Mac is offered a case against the Hightower family, a family he took on once before, and lost against. He meets a Christian psychologist to do some evaluations on the accused, Peter Thomason. The question is this; Did Peter Hightower really kill anyone, or was he somehow set up?

Whitlow is always a winner. Whitlow is always a supreme witness for Jesus and he doesn't leave you bored between pages either. This is a good book to start with if you want to read Robert Whitlow!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Product as was- delivery a problem. Oct 31 2010
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Product was as it was described.
Only reason why it doesn't get 5 stars is that you might as well get regular shipping
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4.0 out of 5 stars Equal to Grisham Feb 19 2008
By Gary & Dawn
Format:Paperback
This was my first Whitlow read. I got it from a friend and thoroughly enjoyed the writing style, spiritual struggles and legal drama.
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5.0 out of 5 stars It's not a "Trial" to read this great book...
Attorney Kent "Mac" MacClain is on the brink--nine years earlier, he was at the wheel in a horrible accident that took the lives of his wife and children. Read more
Published on Dec 27 2003 by Michael Hickerson
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping, Engaging and Inspiring!
Move over, John Grisham! Now we get a suspenseful courtroom drama, engaging characters, an enthralling plot and a real-life look at the power of a loving God all in one book! Read more
Published on Mar 13 2002 by Virginia Smith
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good
Overlooking the handful of typos and the predictablity of the story, I give "The Trial" 4 stars. Read more
Published on Feb 26 2002 by Elaine K
3.0 out of 5 stars The Book was too slow for my liking
Although the author does show you that when you learn to trust the Lord, he "does" make the crooked way straight. Read more
Published on Nov 16 2001 by "smileagain"
5.0 out of 5 stars Delaware Reader
This is the best book I ever read. It was easy to follow and Whitlow is superb at describing the obvious. You don't have to be a student of law to enjoy this one. Read more
Published on Nov 8 2001 by J. Parham Saunders
5.0 out of 5 stars The trial.. marvelous
This is the first fiction I have read in a long time. I could not put it down waiting for the plot to unfold. Read more
Published on Aug 18 2001 by DONNA CHAMBERLAINI
4.0 out of 5 stars The focus is not the criminal trial....
My father-in-law recommended this title as a good book about lawyers. The basic part of the story is about a man who has been framed for the murder of powerful, local... Read more
Published on July 2 2001 by Jeffrey Leeper
4.0 out of 5 stars Raising the Bar
Robert Whitlow handles legal, spiritual, and southern details with style. He brings his world to the written page in a credible manner, fueling the plot with the intricacies of a... Read more
Published on April 18 2001 by Eric Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars ANOTHER WINNER IN THE BAG
Whitlow's first book, The List, was a smash hit, but this second one really out does the first. The TRIAL delves into the life of a 56-year old attorney appointed to defend a young... Read more
Published on April 16 2001 by RODNEY TRIPP
5.0 out of 5 stars COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN
I read Robert Whitlow's first book, The List, and waited patiently for his next book. The Trial was worth the wait! Being from north Georgia (Mr. Read more
Published on Mar 19 2001 by D. Lofty
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