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Randy Singer is an American pastor, lawyer, and author of Christian fiction, as well as mystery and thriller books.

He attended William and Mary Law School, before starting his legal career at Willcox and Savage in Norfolk, Virginia, where he went on to lead the firm’s litigation section.

Randy also worked as an executive at a national mission board and CEO of a cable television network, before starting his own firm where he specialized in counter-terrorism cases.

Randy is also the Teaching Pastor at Trinity Church; a role that he has served in since 2007.

His experience in ministry and his legal practice has played a huge part in his writing, inspiring him to write books that not only entertain readers, but also challenges them with biblical truths on controversial matters.

Randy is the recipient of a Christy award for the best Christian suspense for his debut novel Directed Verdict (2002), and a 2015 ECPA award winner for best Christian novel for the book, The Advocate (2014).

He lives with his beloved wife Rhonda and together they have two grown children.

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Genres: Christian, Mystery, Thriller

United States

Website: http://www.randysinger.net/

Non Series

  • Directed Verdict (2002)
  • Irreparable Harm (2003)
  • Dying Declaration (2004)
  • Self Incrimination (2005)
  • False Witness (2007)
  • By Reason of Insanity (2008)
  • The Justice Game (2009)
  • Fatal Convictions (2010)
  • The Last Plea Bargain (2012)
  • The Judge (2012)
  • Dead Lawyers Tell No Tales (2013)
  • The Advocate (2014)
  • Rule of Law (2017)

Non-fiction

  1. Live Your Passion, Tell Your Story, Change Your World (2004)
  2. Made to Count: Discovering What to Do with Your Life (2004)
  3. The Cross Examination of Jesus Christ (2006)
  4. The Cross Examination of Oliver Finney (2006)

Novellas

  1. The Judge Who Stole Christmas (2005)

Omnibus Books

  1. The Jamie Brock Collection (2016)

Detailed book overview

Non Series

Directed Verdict

In Saudi Arabia, two American missionaries are targeted by the infamous religious police—Muttawa. The man is tortured and killed; his wife arrested on trumped-up charges before being deported to the United States. Compelled by the injustice of her plight, young attorney Brad Carlson files an unprecedented civil rights suit against Saudi Arabia and the ruthless head of the Muttawa. But the suit unleashes powerful forces that will stop at nothing to vindicate the Arabian kingdom. 

Witnesses are intimidated and some disappear; jurors are bribed; and a member of Brad’s own team may be attempting to sabotage the case. As Brad navigates a maze of treachery and deception, he must gamble his case, his career, and the lives of those he loves on his ability to bring justice to one family, challenge the religious intolerance of a nation, and alter the course of international law.

Author: Randy Singer
First Release: 2002
ISBN: 978-1414331546
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Irreparable Harm

Bright but inexperienced attorney Mitchell Taylor is torn between warring personal and professional interests. Can he help his client–a young surrogate mother–and save the child she carries without sealing the fate of others?

When Dr. Nathan Brown and his wife, Cameron, undergo a controversial method of in vitro fertilization, some of their cloned embryos are used to achieve a pregnancy in surrogate Maryna Sareth while the others are cryogenically preserved. Dr. Brown’s premature death, however, and mounting evidence that the baby has Down’s Syndrome unleash a legal, ethical, and moral firestorm that will determine the future of thousands of unborn children.

Dr. Brown’s dying wish is that the remaining embryos be used for stem cell research. His wife wants to force the abortion of the baby Maryna carries in hopes that one of the remaining embryos can produce a “healthy” child. Meanwhile, Mitchell wrestles with an agonizing ethical dilemma: Can he protect the embryos, which requires that a federal legislative ban on cloning be overturned, while at the same time helping the beautiful young surrogate save the child she carries–possible only if the ban is upheld?

Author: Randy Singer
First Release: 2003
ISBN: 978-1578566341
Publisher: WaterBrook
Dying Declaration

Thomas and Theresa Hammonds believe in tough love and old-fashioned discipline. They do not believe in doctors. When their controversial beliefs lead to personal tragedy, the Hammonds face heartbreaking loss, a crisis of faith—and a charge of negligent homicide by a relentless prosecutor. Defending Thomas and Theresa is freewheeling lawyer Charles Arnold. He believes in grace and mercy, but nothing in his colorful past has prepared him for the challenges of this shocking case, or for the dangerous conspiracy at its heart.

Author: Randy Singer
First Release: 2004
ISBN: 978-1414331553
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Self Incrimination

Tara Bannister’s abusive stepfather finally pushed her too far. To save herself she had to kill him. Or did she? Tara’s confession doesn’t add up, and as her self-defense claim crumbles, attorney Leslie Connors must overcome more than first-trial jitters to mount a credible defense. 

Leslie must save Tara’s life―against her client’s will. In the midst of this taxing case, Leslie’s wedding plans to law partner Brad Carson are interrupted by a devastating diagnosis. Does she dare tell Brad? Before the final gavel falls, Leslie must confront the truth about herself and her mysterious client, or the darkness of the past will swallow them both.

Author: Randy Singer
First Release: 2005
ISBN: 978-1414335674
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
False Witness

Clark Shealy is a bail bondsman with the ultimate bounty on the line: his wife’s life. He has forty-eight hours to find an Indian professor in possession of the Abacus Algorithm—an equation so powerful it could crack all Internet encryption.

Four years later, law student Jamie Brock is working in legal aid when a routine case takes a vicious twist: she and two colleagues learn that their clients, members of the witness protection program, are accused of defrauding the government and have the encrypted algorithm in their possession. After a life-changing trip to the professor’s church in India, the couple also has the key to decode it.

Now they’re on the run from federal agents and the Chinese mafia, who will do anything to get the algorithm. Caught in the middle, Jamie and her friends must protect their clients if they want to survive long enough to graduate.

Author: Randy Singer
First Release: 2007
ISBN: 978-1414335698
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
By Reason of Insanity

After a series of murders in Virginia Beach, newspaper reporter Catherine O'Rourke experiences disturbing dreams that detail each crime. To aid the investigation, she shares them with a detective working the case. But her plan backfires when she's arrested as the main suspect. 

Catherine turns to Las Vegas lawyer Quinn Newberg, a high-priced specialist in the insanity defense who believes Catherine may be suffering from dissociative personality disorder. Quinn knows that insanity cases are unpredictable, but nothing could have prepared him for this. To win, or even survive, Quinn needs more than his famed legal maneuvering―he'll need a miracle.

Author: Randy Singer
First Release: 2008
ISBN: 978-1414315478
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
The Justice Game

After the target of an investigative report storms a Virginia Beach television station, he kills one of the anchors before the SWAT team takes him down. 

Following the victim’s funeral, her family files a lawsuit against the gun company who manufactured the killer’s weapon of choice. The lawyers for the plaintiff and defendant―Kelly Starling and Jason Noble―are young, charismatic, and successful. They’re also easy blackmail targets, both harboring a personal secret so devastating it could destroy their careers. 

Millions of dollars―and more than a few lives―are at stake. But as Kelly and Jason battle each other, they discover that the real fight is with unseen forces intent on controlling them both.

Author: Randy Singer
First Release: 2009
ISBN: 978-1414316345
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Fatal Convictions

Alexander Madison is part lawyer, part pastor, and part con artist. When a Muslim imam is accused of instigating honor killings, Alex must decide whether to take the case that every other lawyer in town is running away from. He doesn’t realize until it’s too late that defending the imam may cost him the one thing in life he cares about most. Fatal Convictions is the story of a lawyer willing to risk it all and the women who must choose between faith and love.

Author: Randy Singer
First Release: 2010
ISBN: 978-1414333205
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
The Last Plea Bargain

Plea bargains may grease the rails of justice, but for Jamie Brock, prosecuting criminals is not about cutting deals. In her three years as assistant DA, she’s never plea-bargained a case and vows she never will. But when a powerful defense attorney is indicted for murder and devises a way to bring the entire justice system to a screeching halt, Jamie finds herself at a crossroads. One by one, prisoners begin rejecting deals. 

Prosecutors are overwhelmed, and felons start walking free on technicalities. To break the logjam and convict her nemesis, Jamie must violate every principle that has guided her young career. But she has little choice. To convict the devil, sometimes you have to cut a deal with one of his demons.

Author: Randy Singer
First Release: 2012
ISBN: 978-1414333212
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
The Judge

When a brilliant billionaire is diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer, he realizes that all his considerable wealth cannot prepare him to meet his Maker. But he has an idea that might: he will stage the ultimate reality show. With his true agenda hidden, he auditions followers from all the world’s major religions, inviting them to the trial of their lives on a remote island, where they must defend their beliefs against spiritual challenges.

Oliver Finney, a feisty old judge with his own secrets, is chosen to defend Christianity. As the program takes a strange twist, he quickly realizes he is trapped in a game of deadly agendas that may cost him his life. With Internet access monitored, Finney sends coded messages to his law clerk, Nikki Moreno. Aided by a teen crypto-geek, Nikki soon discovers the key to understanding Finney’s clues in an apologetics book Finney wrote and must race against time to decipher the mysteries contained in the ancient words of Christ before her boss dies defending them.

NB: Previously published as The Cross Examination of Oliver Finney.

Author: Randy Singer
First Release: 2012
ISBN: 978-1414335681
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Dead Lawyers Tell No Tales

Landon Reed is an ex-quarterback convicted of organizing a points-shaving scheme. During his time in prison, he found forgiveness and faith and earned his law degree. Now he longs for an opportunity to prove his loyalty and worth. Be careful what you ask for.

Harry McNaughton is one of the founding partners of McNaughton & Clay―and the only lawyer willing to take a chance employing an ex-con-turned-lawyer. Though Landon initially questions Harry’s ethics and methods, it’s clear the crusty old lawyer has one of the most brilliant legal minds Landon has ever encountered. 

The two dive into preparing a defense for one of the highest-profile murder trials Virginia Beach has seen in decades when Harry is gunned down in what appears to be a random mugging. Then two more lawyers are killed when the firm’s private jet crashes. Authorities suspect someone has a vendetta against McNaughton & Clay, leaving Landon and the remaining partner as the final targets.

As Landon struggles to keep the firm together, he can’t help but wonder, is the plot related to a shady case from McNaughton & Clay’s past, or to the murder trial he’s neck-deep in now? And will he survive long enough to find out?

Author: Randy Singer
First Release: 2013
ISBN: 978-1414375588
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
The Advocate

At the trial of Christ, Theophilus, brilliant young assessore raised in the Roman aristocracy, stands behind Pontius Pilate and whispers, “Offer to release Barabbas.” The strategy backfires, and Theophilus never forgets the sight of an innocent man unjustly suffering the worst of all possible deaths―Roman crucifixion.

Three decades later, Theophilus has proven himself in the legal ranks of the Roman Empire. He has survived the insane rule of Caligula and has weathered the cruel tyrant’s quest to control the woman he loves. He has endured the mindless violence of the gladiator games and the backstabbing intrigue of the treason trials.

Now he must face another evil Caesar, defending the man Paul in Nero’s deranged court. Can Theophilus mount a defense that will keep another innocent man from execution?

The advocate’s first trial altered the course of history. His last will change the fate of an empire.

Author: Randy Singer
First Release: 2014
ISBN: 978-1414348605
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Rule of Law

What did the president know? And when did she know it?

For the members of SEAL Team Six, it was a rare mission ordered by the president, monitored in real time from the Situation Room. The Houthi rebels in Yemen had captured an American journalist and a member of the Saudi royal family. Their executions were scheduled for Easter Sunday. The SEAL team would break them out.

But when the mission results in spectacular failure, the finger-pointing goes all the way to the top.

Did the president play political games with the lives of U.S. service members?

Paige Chambers, a determined young lawyer, has a very personal reason for wanting to know the answer. The case she files will polarize the nation and test the resiliency of the Constitution. The stakes are huge, the alliances shaky, and she will be left to wonder if the saying on the Supreme Court building still holds true.

Equal justice under law.

It makes a nice motto. But will it work when one of the most powerful people on the planet is also a defendant?

Author: Randy Singer
First Release: 2017
ISBN: 978-1496418166
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers

Non-fiction

Live Your Passion, Tell Your Story, Change Your World

What does it take to revolutionize a person's life and make a real impact? Authors Bob Reccord and Randy Singer have exciting, God-driven ideas they're eager to share. Intended to intensify the reader's passion and purpose in life, they enthusiastically challenge their audience to consider that a mission field is simply wherever you are at the moment and a call to ministry is being faithful to your immediate tasks.

Well-known within the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board, Reccord and Singer will have special appeal to graduates, leaders, professionals, lay leaders, and anyone with a heart to help heal the wounds of this world.

NB: Co-authored with Bob Reccord.

Author: Randy Singer
First Release: 2004
ISBN: 978-1404101098
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
Made to Count: Discovering What to Do with Your Life

We all desperately want to leave a positive imprint on the world. We want to leave things and people better than we found them to be remembered well. And so, we dread the idea that, in the end, our lives might not count for much.

Made to Count drives straight to the heart of that fear of failure. It will help you discover your God-designed purpose to find your life's true meaning and live your life's greatest passion.

Using eight powerful biblical principles that are revolutionizing people's lives, as well as the fascinating stories of those changed by them, Reccord and Singer teach you how to hear God's call and discover His specific plan for you. These principles transcend time, cultures, and occupations. They are broadly universal and, yet, individually unique.

This astonishing book can change your life...then you can change your world. Read it now and discover the potential you have to make a significant difference in the world how you have been divinely made to count.

NB: Co-authored with Bob Reccord.

Author: Randy Singer
First Release: 2004
ISBN: 978-0849908910
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
The Cross Examination of Jesus Christ

Sit in the Courtroom as the Savior Testifies.

Witness the disturbing display of events as Jesus stands against His detractors and the unbridled might of the Roman Empire. In this unsparing up-close account, you will experience the greatest injustice in history — the trial and punishment of Jesus of Nazareth — and gain a fresh appreciation for the enormity of the stakes.

His innocence convicted Him.

But you will also travel with Jesus in the years leading up to His final trial as He reveals eternity’s greatest truths in response to hostile questions from the religious leaders of His day.

·Can you prove that you’re the Messiah?

·How can you defend a woman caught in adultery?

·What does it take to reach heaven?

·How can we know God?

·What is truth?

Whether you embrace the claims of Christ or your verdict is still out, you’ll gain provocative insight into the driving passion behind the carpenter from Nazareth. As you take a juror’s seat in this monumental case, you’ll realize that as Jesus answers His accusers, He’s not just talking to them, He’s talking to you.

Author: Randy Singer
First Release: 2006
ISBN: 978-1400071678
Publisher: WaterBrook
The Cross Examination of Oliver Finney

A Judge on Trial. His Life on the Line.

When a brilliant billionaire is diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer, he realizes that all his considerable wealth cannot prepare him to meet his Maker. But he has an idea that might: He will stage life’s greatest reality show. With his true agenda hidden, he auditions followers from all the world’s major religions, inviting them to the trial of their lives on a remote island, defending their spiritual beliefs against all challenges.

Oliver Finney, a feisty old judge with his own secrets, is “chosen” to defend Christianity. As the program takes a strange twist, he quickly realizes that he’s trapped in a game of deadly agendas that may cost him his life. With internet access monitored, Finney sends coded messages to his former law clerk, Nikki Moreno.

Aided by a teen crypto-geek, Nikki soon discovers the key to understanding Finney’s clues in an apologetics book, The Cross Examination of Jesus Christ. In a unique twist, readers are invited to join Nikki in a race against time as she struggles to decipher the mysteries contained in the ancient words of Christ before her former boss dies defending them.

Author: Randy Singer
First Release: 2006
ISBN: 978-1400071661
Publisher: WaterBrook

Novellas

The Judge Who Stole Christmas

It starts innocently enough in the town square of Possum, Virginia. But it becomes a spectacular national scandal: Can a federal judge outlaw Christmas? 

Thomas Hammond and his wife play Joseph and Mary in the annual live nativity in their hometown. But a federal judge rules the display unconstitutional. Thomas refuses to abide by the court order—and ends up in jail. From the courtrooms of Virginia to the talk shows of New York City, the battle escalates into a national media spectacle. 

Caught in the middle is law student Jasmine Woodfaulk, assigned to represent Thomas as part of her school’s legal aid clinic. Only a surprising series of events can reconcile a stubborn father, a crusading law student, and a recalcitrant judge.

Author: Randy Singer
First Release: 2005
ISBN: 978-1414335667
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers

Omnibus Books

The Jamie Brock Collection

This collection bundles two of Randy Singer’s best-selling legal thrillers into one e-book for a great value!

False Witness

Clark Shealy is a bail bondsman with the ultimate bounty on the line: his wife’s life. He has forty-eight hours to find an Indian professor in possession of the Abacus Algorithm—an equation so powerful it could crack all Internet encryption.

Four years later, law student Jamie Brock is working in legal aid when a routine case takes a vicious twist: she and two colleagues learn that their clients, members of the witness protection program, are accused of defrauding the government and have the encrypted algorithm in their possession. After a life-changing trip to the professor’s church in India, the couple also has the key to decode it.

Now they’re on the run from federal agents and the Chinese mafia, who will do anything to get the algorithm. Caught in the middle, Jamie and her friends must protect their clients if they want to survive long enough to graduate.

The Last Plea Bargain

Plea bargains may grease the rails of justice, but for Jamie Brock, prosecuting criminals is not about cutting deals. In her three years as assistant DA, she’s never plea-bargained a case and vows she never will. But when a powerful defense attorney is indicted for murder and devises a way to bring the entire justice system to a screeching halt, Jamie finds herself at a crossroads. One by one, prisoners begin rejecting deals. 

Prosecutors are overwhelmed, and felons start walking free on technicalities. To break the logjam and convict her nemesis, Jamie must violate every principle that has guided her young career. But she has little choice. To convict the devil, sometimes you have to cut a deal with one of his demons.

Author: Randy Singer
First Release: 2016
Ebook: B01AO8T7F6
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers