I liked Little Pink House. It's nonfiction, an examination of the events leading up to a controversial Supreme Court case on eminent domain (where the government takes a citizen's personal property for what is supposed to be public use or for a significant public interest). It sounds boring but the story is pretty outrageous. If you have any interest in law, it will likely hold your interest (and piss you off). http://www.amazon.com/Little-Pink-House-Defiance-Courage/dp/0446508624
Yeah, someone should write a book or make a movie about how the government defends ownership of property.