Monday, October 6, 2014

The Confession - A Review




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A Review


Robert Whitlow is one of my go to authors and The Confession is evidence why.  A legal thriller that will hold the reader’s interest from page one - a car wreck with a dead teen and his friend.  But the story takes place ten years later as the surviving teen is beginning to build his career and (hopefully) a family.  


But as many must learn, the past can not be hidden and the truth will come out.  Whether in a car wreck or at the scene of a gunshot, lives are inevitably changed.  And when the truth is revealed it will Grace and Mercy to move into the next phase of life.  Many years ago I heard a couple of simple definitions of Grace and Mercy:


Grace is getting what we don’t deserve.
Mercy is not getting what we do deserve.


Holt Douglas, a relative new assistant DA, and his new friends, Greg and Valerie Stevens, would need to learn the meaning of those words - both from God and from each other.  And they do.
I hope that the author is not done with these characters - there is still life in a community with some borderline corrupt politicians and lawmen, and a new lawyer with little allegiance to the existing power brokers in town.  Life is not done for a new believer, with a new job, and a new wife - a life I would like to read more about.  But even if this is the only story with these characters, the book is worth the time spent reading it over the past week.  It was for me, I expect it will be for others as well.
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This review is based on a free electronic copy provided by the publisher for the purpose of creating this review.  The opinions expressed are my own.

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