Robert Whitlow is an American film-maker and a best-selling author of fifteen

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. He is also a contributor to a short story ''The Rescuers'', a story included in the book ''What The Wind Picked Up'' by The ChiLibris Ring. In 2001, he won the

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for Contemporary Fiction, for his novel ''The Trial''. His

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was made into a movie of the same title, '' The List'', starring

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. In 2010, Whitlow's second film, ''

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'', based upon Whitlow's Christy Award Winning book of the same name, was directed by Gary Wheeler. The screenplay for the movie was written by

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and Wheeler. The movie starred

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and

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A third movie, ''

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'' was released in 2013 starring

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and

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. Robert Whitlow received his

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degree from the

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, is a practicing

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, and lives in

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Biography

Writing career

Before Robert Whitlow wrote his first novel, best-selling ''The List'', he had no ambition whatsoever to write. He woke one morning thinking about how people don't realise how much the past influences the present. While driving to his law office that morning, an idea for a novel regarding this subject came to mind. That night, he mentioned it to his wife, Kathy, who said "You should write that!" So he did. After ''The List'' was published, he wrote ''The Trial'', which won a

in 2001. He has continued to write ever since then. Christian novelist William Sirls has been influenced by the work of Robert Whitlow.Christian novelist William Sirls considers 'The Reason' for suffering in God's world
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Bibliography

Novels

Stand Alone Novels

* ''The List'' (2000) * ''The Trial'' (2001) * ''The Sacrifice'' (2002) * ''Jimmy'' (2006) * ''Mountain Top'' (2007) * ''Water's Edge (novel)'' (2011) * ''The Choice (novel)'' (2012) * ''The Living Room (novel)'' (2013) * ''The Confession (novel)'' (2014) * ''A House Divided (novel)'' (2015) * ''The Witnesses (novel)'' (2016) * ''A Time to Stand (novel)'' (2017) * ''Relative Justice (novel)'' (2022)

Alexia Lindale Series

* ''Life Support'' (2003) * ''Life Everlasting'' (2004)

Tides of Truth Series

* ''Deeper Water (novel)'' (2008) * ''Higher Hope (novel)'' (2009) * ''Greater Love (novel)'' (2010)

A Chosen People Series

* ''Chosen People (novel)'' (2018) * ''Promised Land (novel)'' (2020)

Short stories

* ''The Rescuers'' (in ''What The Wind Picked Up'')

Films

* '' The List'' (2007) * ''

'' (2010) * ''

'' (2013) *
Mountain Top
' (2017)

References

External links

Official Site

fantasticfiction.co.uk

Ayers, Whitlow & Dressler
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