Directed Verdict, by Randy Singer

Nothing beats a free Kindle book, especially if it's an award-winning Christian thriller.  I don't read many legal novels, and in fact only read two John Grishams about twenty years ago.  I dove into this one and ended up really enjoying it.  I didn't read it as quickly as the others I've read lately, because legal thrillers aren't usually my thing, but this one raised a lot of interesting questions. 

The story concerns a case brought by a missionary against a religious police officer and his country, after the plaintiff was brutally beaten and her husband murdered.  Issues brought to light included the rights of missionaries actively working for Christ in countries organized under different faiths, as well as just a fight for justice for "what's right."  The bulk of the protagonists in the story were not even Christian, but were tasked with trying to win a benchmark case for a Christian due to her Christian actions and beliefs.

Because of those themes, I was able to finish the book and be glad I did.  I would definitely like to read another Randy Singer book.  Believe it or not, once last fall when I took my son to the orthodontist, the music minister from my home church growing up (who was also my English teacher at Henry County) was reading a Randy Singer.  Good testimonial.  So, if you like legal thrillers, Randy Singer's come from a Christian slant but don't come across as hokey or preachy.  They're just good.