The Pawn by Steven James (2007)

It's a crime thriller/mystery. It's a novel about an FBI agent who specializes in how time and geography help to solve the crimes. The criminal in this book is a serial killer (hence a few gory/messy parts). It is published by a Christian publisher but the book tends toward the philosophy that people will come to know God more by actions than by words (and outright evangelistic sections). The books has great plot twists and the quality of the characters is very high. The multi-layers to the plot and problems are definitely what makes it good. It's worth recommending.

The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass on Tour by Adrian Plass (2004)

The diaries of Adrian Plass are delightful. They're humourous and honest - and most of all remind me of how much God uses ordinary people (and weird ones, too) to show us better who He is. This book tended to have more questions and answers related to faith than the other ones, but the answers and questions did a great job of reminding how the Christian life is about being faithful in all things including the ordinary (and thus difficult) things. And there was a strong compassion shown towards people who had been hurt (and even pushed away from God) through good intentions and misguided ideas. Overall, reading the book was a wonderful way to spend part of a Sunday.