#26 Frank Peretti
https://www.familyfiction.com/authors/frank-peretti

One of Christian publishing’s best-known authors, Frank Peretti’s novels have sold more than 10 million copies. His blockbuster supernatural thriller This Present Darkness was named by PBS as one of “America’s 100 Favorite Novels.” His most recent project was the supernatural suspense series Harbingers (Bethany House) with co-authors Angela Hunt, Bill Myers, and Alton Gansky.


#27 Dana Mentink
https://www.familyfiction.com/authors/dana-mentink

Bestselling author Dana Mentink has been honored to win two Carol Awards, a Holt Medallion, and a Reviewer’s Choice award. She’s authored more than thirty novels to date for Harlequin’s Love Inspired Suspense and Harlequin Heartwarming. Her latest suspense novels includes Cold Case Connection (Love inspired Suspense).


#28 Cara Putman
https://www.familyfiction.com/authors/cara-putman

The author of more than 25 legal thrillers, historical romances, and romantic suspense novels, Cara C. Putman has won or been a finalist for honors including the ACFW Book of the Year and the Christian Retailing’s BEST Award. She is a practicing attorney and teaches law at a Big Ten business school. Her latest novel is Flight Risk (Thomas Nelson).


#29 Davis Bunn / Thomas Locke
https://www.familyfiction.com/authors/davis-bunn

Davis Bunn is a multiple Christy Award-winning, best-selling author who serves as writer-in-residence at Regent’s Park College, the University of Oxford, in the United Kingdom. His books have sold more than seven million copies. His most recent suspense novel is Burden of Proof (Revell).


#30 Shirlee McCoy
https://www.familyfiction.com/authors/shirlee-mccoy

New York Times best-selling author Shirlee McCoy loves books. She loves reading them. She loves writing them. She loves sharing them with family, friends, and total strangers on airplanes and in doctors’ offices. It’s no surprise that she loves being an author. Her first book was published in 2004. Since then, she’s written some 60 novels. Her books have appeared on the New York Times, Publisher’s Weekly, and USA Today bestsellers lists. One of her recent romantic suspense titles is Delayed Justice (Love Inspired Suspense).

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