Objection! These 4 Christian Fiction Books Made Me Forget How To Breathe
Courtroom battles, moral dilemmas, and Jesus—what more could you want?
I love a good thriller, but this is not the space to talk about that. Thriller or not, these 4 fiction books about law made want to go to law school (for like five minutes). You know these books are good when they turn legal lingo into simple language you can understand but most importantly, that ADDS to the reading experience. They make you feel all the paperwork, all the court elements, all the feelings behind the guilty, the innocent, the stupid, the clever, I mean everything is in there.
Let’s get to it!
No. 4
Chosen People by Robert Whitlow
Some books are beautifully written (even though the story is trash). Others tell a beautiful story (but poorly written). Very few manage to do both.
Chosen People does.
Ok, let me start with cadence here because THIS is the #1 mistake I’ve seen many fiction authors make. This book takes its time when it matters without being draggy and leaves the right things unsaid. We’re reading because we want our imagination to take over at some point, and just explaining every irrelevant detail just deflates you. Not this book. NOT. THIS. BOOK.
It’s not just the cadence of the writing (though that’s perfectly balanced between being descriptive and emotive) it’s the story itself that makes this book so powerful. It takes one of the most deeply entangled issues in the world—Israelis, Arabs, Christian Arabs, Christian Israelis… Russian Americans!—and weaves a narrative that blows you out of the water!
Most people don’t realize how layered this reality is. In America, being Christian is often just another trait, a belief that doesn’t necessarily alter your everyday life. But in the East? It’s your identity. There’s no such thing as an Arab who believes in God. You’re an Arab experiencing Christianity in a place where Christian faith and culture don’t neatly coexist. It’s messy. It’s nuanced. And this book forces you to sit with it.
And yet, for all the complexity, one thing cuts through it all.
Jesus can reach anyone.
No matter how tangled the circumstances. No matter how many barriers exist—cultural, political, personal. He finds those who believe. And that’s what made this book hit so hard. Because the world can be so complicated, but the powerful, beautiful simplicity of the Gospel is attractive enough that it can reach anyone. Whoever believes. Whoever.
If you read it once, you’ll want to read it twice. Because the first time, you’ll be processing. The second time, you’ll really be experiencing it.
No. 3
Carved in Stone by Elizabeth Camden
This book made me furious.
Not just a little irritated—furious. Because at its core, Carved in Stone is about injustice. It’s about a man who was kidnapped as a child, raised by the very person who hated his real family, and then cheated—of his identity, his inheritance, and any real chance at belonging.
And the worst part is that the legal system wasn’t designed to fix something like this.
But let’s not go there. You want to know about the story. Well, fellow bookaholic, Patrick is the anchor of this entire story.
Gwen admired his character. Liam trusted him—which, considering what Liam had been through, says everything about who Patrick was. He was the rare kind of man who could stand between the powerful and the powerless and still stay steady.
I think a strong theme in Carved in Stone is beyond “what’s justice”. I think it’s about “what makes someone worthy of your trust”. Oh, it surely touches legal stuff. But sometimes the fact that something is legal ain’t make it just. And is it justice if it comes too late?
I gave my very subjective opinion on the last book of the trilogy here—read it at your own discretion
No. 2
Unscripted by Davis Bumm
This book had me. From the opening scene in jail, you feel every ounce of discomfort, every inch of the bars closing in, and that’s when you know you’re in for a story that won’t let go.
And, my oh my, it doesn’t.
Unlike your typical Hollywood courtroom drama, Unscripted unfolds with a quiet, gripping intensity. You know forces are working against Danny, but you don’t know why. It’s not a thriller, but the mystery is woven so tightly that you can’t stop flipping pages.
And GOODNESS, Megan is unbelievable. She’s not just smart, she’s ahead. Every time she steps into a scene, you feel the shift.She plays the long game and watching her navigate the legal world is mesmerizing. Like “I wanna be like her when I grow up” type of character. She’s a dashed hero.
The writing is inspiring without sounding too complicated. Actually, one of the brilliant things about this book is how it pulls you into two unfamiliar worlds—law and Hollywood—at the same time.
If there’s one thing I wish is a deeper dive into what made Danny walk the straight-and-narrow while his partner went rogue. But TBH the book is phenomenal.
No. 1
A Light On The Hill by Connilyn Cossette
Now here’s a book about the ultimate Law—the Law of God. I’ve never heard anyone speak (or teach) about the cities of refuge the Lord commanded Moses to have on his law. And I’m so humbly grateful that I have the maestro Connilyn Cossette to teach me through it in what must be, simply the best Christian (Biblical) Fiction series of all times. This is that good. It really is!
I read the entire 4 books once a year, when I’m craving some biblical escapades, and I always, always, always find out something new.
What makes this one special is that it’s not about the big names of Scripture. No kings, no prophets, no famous warriors. Instead, it zooms in on the people history forgets: the outcasts, the rejected, the ones who lived through the messy, painful transition into the Promised Land.
And then there’s Moriyah.
Moriyah, I think, represents the people in the world that’s been hurt by life. Not in life, but BY it. Like just the fact they’re alive, makes them a target for hostility, horror, and hopelessness.
She feels branded.
Dirty.
Unworthy.
She questions everything about herself and her place in God’s plan.
She’s been hurt—by life, by circumstances, by the weight of things she didn’t ask for.
And it’s not just the Israelites in this story. You got Egyptians, POWs, the slaves, the orphans—all these people who know what it means to be left out. People who, by every earthly standard, don’t belong.
This book is hopeful and devastating at the same time. The journey is exhausting. You don’t know if Moriyah will make it, how they’re going to survive, what’s coming next. The highs are high, and the lows really, really hurt.
I remember the tenderness of God woven through every part of this book. I mean, let’s get real: forgiveness isn’t just for people. Because sometimes, God doesn’t show up when we want Him to. Sometimes He doesn’t rescue us in time.
Sometimes He lets things happen that break us. And we get angry. We don’t understand. And that pain, if we let it, hardens into resentment toward Jesus Himself.
Sometimes, we have to lay down our offense toward God—not because He’s wrong, but because we’ve been hurt…
By the same hands that were nail-scarred for us.
And that’s what this book is about. If you make peace with God, He can take everything you’ve lost and build something beyond your imagination. Hope doesn’t always come the way we expect it to, but it does come.
And that’s why this book wrecked me.
