Chosen People

by Robert Whitlow

Overview

Bestselling author Robert Whitlow dives deep into the legal ramifications of a tragic event half a world away and how it affects two lawyers in Atlanta from vastly different backgrounds.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780718083816
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	11/06/2018
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

Robert Whitlow is the bestselling author of legal novels set in the South and winner of the Christy Award for Contemporary Fiction. He received his JD with honors from the University of Georgia School of Law where he served on the staff of the Georgia Law Review. Website: robertwhitlow.com; X: @whitlowwriter; Facebook: @robertwhitlowbooks.

Editorial Reviews

09/24/2018
This tense legal thriller from Whitlow (A Time to Stand) boasts intriguing characters such as attorney Hana Abboud, a deeply religious Christian Arab Israeli currently working for a prestigious Atlanta law firm, and Jakob Brodsky, an idealistic Russian-American secular Jew whose one-man law firm has bitten off more than it can chew. Jakob’s client, Ben Neumann, lost his wife four years earlier while vacationing in Jerusalem, when terrorists killed her as she shielded their toddler daughter from harm. Ben is seeking justice via the American court system. The case is a long shot, but Hana agrees to join the case, for reasons having as much to do with her faith in God as with the law. Shortly after they sign the agreement to work together, the stakes rise when Jakob is mugged in an Atlanta apartment complex and his car sabotaged. Trips to Israel place both Hana and Jakob in imminent danger as one gripping chapter leads to the next, though the ending comes as something of a letdown. Readers will have a hard time putting this one down. (Nov.)

Publishers Weekly

'Intriguing international law combines with the continuing complex and charged dynamics between all faiths and cultures represented in Israel—as well as the masterful unpredictability of the plot—to keep readers riveted to the page, waiting to see how it all unfolds.'

Hope by the Book

'ongoing suspense and a satisfying conclusion'

WORLD magazine

'If you're looking for a book with unexpected twists and turns that delves into the cultures of Palestine, Israel and their peoples, you must check out this engaging novel.'

Bookreporter.com