Tom Crane is not having a good year. His father has died in a boating accident. His law firm, where he thought he was about to be made partner, has shown him the door. And his girlfriend has abruptly left him--taking his cat with her. In Robert Whitlow's Water's Edge, Crane heads back home to nurse his wounds and clean up some loose ends at his father's small-town law practice and his estate.
Tom thought this would be a simple trip. Once he closed his father's office and the estate, he would head back to Atlanta to find another job. But things got complicated. . . . Whitlow is in his element with small-town culture, Southern sensibilities, and the everyday implications of the practice of law. In this setting, Tom is faced with making decisions about his career, come-ons from his high school girl friend (who is now married to a good friend), a budding relationship with a lovely Brit, and, most of all, what to do about this trust account with nearly $2 million in it and no client's name attached to it.
Whitlow navigates the small-town mystery and Tom's personal life with ease, making a readable, suspenseful story with likable, relatable characters. As a practicing lawyer, Whitlow has strong legal themes in his novels, but doesn't let the law overwhelm the story or the characters. And as a Christian, he includes Christian themes and the honest, heartfelt struggles, questions, and growth of the characters, in this case Tom's claiming the faith of his late father.
Water's Edge is a dramatic story with a mellow, small-town feel, sure to please fans of legal fiction with a personal touch.
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