What is the title of your latest release?
WITNESS PROTECTION
What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?
A man placed in hiding by the US government risks all for the sake of justice.
How did you decide where your book was going to take place?
Coastal Georgia – I’m familiar with the area and needed a port city because of drug smuggling.
Would you hang out with your heroine in real life?
No, I’m happily married.
What are three words that describe your hero?
Brave, resourceful, discerning
What’s something you learned while writing this book?
I learned the ins and outs of the federal witness protection program.
Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done?
Mostly wait until the first draft is complete
What’s your favorite foodie indulgence?
Fried shrimp – only if they’re fresh.
Describe your writing space/office!
It’s a small bedroom that was former used to display homemade quilts.
Who is an author you admire?
Earnest Hemingway
Is there a book that changed your life?
Self Editing for Fiction Writers – it taught me how to craft a novel.
Tell us about when you got “the call.” (when you found out your book was going to be published). Or, for indie authors, when you decided to self-publish.
At a sit-down lunch in Nashville circa 1999 with the folks at Thomas Nelson.
What’s your favorite genre to read?
Anything with good writing and an intriguing plot.
What’s your favorite movie?
Chariots of Fire
What is your favorite season?
Late summer
How do you like to celebrate your birthday?
Eating fried shrimp – only if they’re fresh
What’s a recent tv show/movie/book/podcast you highly recommend?
Andor
What’s your favorite type of cuisine?
Seafood then BBQ
What do you do when you have free time?
With grandchildren – we have 11 of them.
What can readers expect from you next?
Interesting characters navigating challenging circumstances and encountering a God who is real 24/7.
Narrator: Jason Keller
A Legal Suspense Novel
Jon Tremaine has lived in hiding for years--will coming out of the shadows to help a friend be too great a risk?
All is finally good. Jon Tremaine has created a new life in Brunswick, Georgia, as part of the Federal Witness Protection program after testifying against the former drug cartel he was involved with. Only his wife, Sarah, and a handler with the US Marshal's office know his true identity, and he is now the manager of a large commercial tree farm with a baby on the way. But when one of Jon's employees is arrested for allegedly smuggling drugs into the United States, he goes against his better judgment and inserts himself in the middle of the case, believing the man is an unsuspecting mole manipulated by sophisticated drug dealers.
Kelli Quinn, a highly skilled litigator with an Atlanta law firm, has moved to Brunswick to work with her best friend from law school, hoping to rebuild her life after a painful divorce. She and her two children find a temporary home with her aunt Carly, a woman whose great faith is making an impression on her new houseguests. For the first time in a very long while, Kelli sees a future where she can find balance between the job she loves and the family she loves even more.
New to the firm and in need of clients, Kelli agrees to represent Jon's employee. The unfolding investigation reveals layers of criminal activity and possible connections to Jon's past, putting everyone at risk of exposure--and even death.
Thriller Legal [ Nelson, Thomas, Inc., On Sale: April 7, 2026, Paperback / e-Book / audiobook, ISBN: 9781400352081 / eISBN: 9781400352104 ]
Robert Whitlow grew up in north Georgia. He graduated magna cum laude from Furman University with a BA in history in 1976 and received his JD with honors from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1979. A practicing attorney, he is a partner in a Charlotte, NC law firm. He and his wife Kathy have four children and nine grandchildren.
Robert began writing in 1996. His novels are set in the South and include both legal suspense and interesting characterization. It is his desire to write stories that reveal some of the ways God interacts with people in realistic scenarios.
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