The Judge Who Stole Christmas

Randy Singer cultivates his book, The Judge Who Stole Christmas, with a fine tooth comb. We read of a battle for relgious freedoms, expecting a victory or a failure, but Mr. Singer manages to turn our expectations upside down and inside out, as he confounds predictable plot strains with wonderfully original outcomes. I loved his Oliver Finney story, now titled The Judge, and Self-Incrimination is a good read, but The Judge Who Stole Christmas, holds its own, with a warm holiday tale of love and basketball.