Robert Whitlow writes legal fiction with engaging characters and a strong spiritual, Christian element. Mountain Top, like most of his books, traces the characters through spiritual revelations and development, against a backdrop of legal intrigue and suspense.
Sam Miller, landscaper and itinerant preacher, hears from God in dreams. His dreams are vivid and accurate, and he habitually tells strangers about his dreams, revealing things in their lives. One of his dream revelations hits too close to home and he finds himself the target of a fabricated accusation of embezzlement. For his defense, he calls on a local pastor who left his law practice to enter into the ministry. Trying to keep Miller out of prison, keeping his church happy, and straddling the worlds of law and ministry keep this young pastor on his toes. Miller's dreams and a brewing land development scheme drift closer together.
One of the features I enjoy in Whitlow's books is the honest grappling of faith and life we see in his characters. He doesn't whitewash the issues that Christians deal with, nor does he gloss over the barriers that prevent people from following Jesus. He also realistically portrays the supernatural side of the Christian walk. In Mountain Top, it's Miller's dreams. He hears prophetically from God, and uses his gift to draw people to repentance and to follow God's will.
Above all, Whitlow tells a good story. He draws you in and doesn't tell too much too soon, making Mountain Top an entertaining and enjoyable novel.
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