Christian Suspense Authors to Read Now!

Today’s Top Christian Suspense Authors

Today’s top Christian suspense authors redefine the genre by blending fast-paced, edge-of-your-seat storytelling with authentic, faith-driven themes. These writers excel at crafting clean, compelling suspense novels where danger is real and stakes are high. Their characters must rely on courage, conviction, and faith when everything is on the line.

From seasoned, award-winning voices to exciting newer authors making their mark, Christian suspense authors consistently deliver gripping plots, memorable characters, and redemptive messages woven naturally into the story. Their books appeal to readers who want the thrill of a great romantic suspense novel without graphic content.

Whether you’re a longtime fan of Christian suspense fiction or searching for new authors, these leading writers represent the very best of the genre today.

Aftermath

Terri Blackstock

A night of music turns deadly

Three lifelong best friends head to a concert, excited for the show.

Only one walks out alive.

Former military man Dustin Webb runs a reputable security firm until police pull him over with a search warrant and discover stolen explosives in his trunk. He’s stunned, insisting it’s a setup.

But the bomb that ripped through the concert venue matches the materials perfectly, and now he faces charges as a terrorist.

Criminal defense attorney Jamie Powell hasn’t spoken to Dustin since he shipped out for basic training years ago. Yet when he’s arrested and reaches out, she steps in without hesitation, risking her career to defend a man the world brands a monster. She’s convinced someone is framing him, but the clues stack against him, and time is running out.

Who’s behind the betrayal—and why?

As Jamie digs deeper, old wounds reopen, loyalties are tested, and a web of secrets unravels.

Guilty Until Innocent

Robert Whitlow

Justice is served . . . unless the accused is innocent.

Twenty-five years ago, a drug-fueled night ended in the brutal murder of a young couple, and Joe Moore has spent every day since in prison. Transformed by faith into a ministry leader and beacon of hope for fellow inmates, he believes he’s exactly where God wants him.

Young lawyer Ryan Clark, on his third chance after two failed firms, relocates to a quiet North Carolina town with his wife, Paige, expecting routine cases under his cousin’s wing. But when Tom suffers a health crisis and the town’s most infamous conviction reopens, Ryan is thrust into the spotlight.

Joe’s niece, convinced her uncle was wrongly convicted, demands Ryan investigate immediately. Meeting Joe ignites a chain of deadly threats against both men and everyone close to them. As buried secrets unravel a darker evil lurking in the community, Ryan must weigh the cost: Is pursuing truth worth endangering innocent lives?

In a high-stakes battle of law, grace, and redemption, one man’s innocence could cost everything.

Out of Time

Irene Hannon

A forgotten fortune, buried secrets, and shadows that hide deadly intent

For historical anthropologist Cara Tucker, a sabbatical on a secluded Missouri estate promises paradise: unrestricted access to a sprawling library, dusty century-old journals, and the rare chance to unravel a long-buried enigma tied to a lost language and hidden treasure.

But paradise quickly fractures. Strange noises in the night, misplaced items, veiled threats, and eerie warnings make it clear—someone is desperate to keep the past sealed away.

Old ghosts aren’t the only things stirring; danger is very much alive.

Sheriff Brad Mitchell knows his rural county’s quiet rhythms, yet the escalating incidents at the isolated property defy explanation. When Cara’s investigation draws real peril, he steps in to protect her, even as their uneasy alliance sparks something deeper.

As the threats turn lethal and the clues point to betrayal rooted in generations-old grudges, Cara and Brad must race against time. Uncover the truth behind the century-old mystery—or the next victim could be one of them.

In a place where every shadow conceals a secret, trust is a luxury . . . and survival demands courage.

Up-and-Coming Christian Thriller Writers

While loyal fans often turn to trusted bestsellers in Christian suspense such as those above, new or emerging authors can breathe fresh excitement into your reading.

These up-and-coming writers bring innovative plots, contemporary issues, and authentic portrayals of faith that feel honest, non-preachy, and deeply relatable. They strive to blend heart-pounding thrills with redemptive hope in unexpected ways while avoiding formulaic tropes. Their offerings are clean, page-turning suspense grounded in biblical truth without profanity or graphic excess—perfect for readers relaxing by the fireplace or sunning at the beach.

These voices redefine the genre—emerging Christian authors with new releases who craft clean, high-stakes fiction that keeps your faith strong and your heart racing. With each page, you’ll uncover dark secrets, unshakable hope, and characters who cling to truth in the face of evil.

These Christian Suspense Authors Offer:

• Page-turning suspense without profanity or graphic content
• Deep spiritual themes woven into every plot twist
• Relatable heroes and heroines who walk by faith under fire
• Perfect for fans of Terri Blackstock, Colleen Coble, Irene Hannon, Ted Dekker, and Frank Peretti

By blending classic faith elements with contemporary issues and innovative techniques, these authors attract diverse audiences and keep the genre dynamic. Their authentic portrayal of faith—honest, emotional, and non-preachy—makes their stories both relatable and spiritually impactful.

Browse this handpicked list of five breakout Christian suspense writers making waves in faith-based fiction. Whether you’re a long-time suspense lover or just dipping your toes into this exciting inspirational genre, these authors keep you reading, and reflecting, late into the night.

Jackie Anders

Cross the proverbial Rubicon and don’t look back but be sure you can handle what’s on the other side. For battles of the heart and mind are far more difficult to fight than those of the flesh: Phoenix: Birds of Spring

Check out this free eBook on Kindle Unlimited! A special ops mission takes a bad turn when Cpt. Eriksen, Sgt. Banks, “modern woman” Kyla Marshall, and Germanic princess Cassius think they are traveling back to our present day, same timeline. However, they are mistaken.

The four immediately discover that their future has been changed into a world run by faithless individuals who practice “survival of the fittest.”

The team maneuvers through the new timeline with all its twists and turns. As a result, they learn the devastating truth; they were betrayed back in the first century by someone close to them.

Karen Randau

Love and danger spar in Karen Randau’s Into the Fog, the perfect edge-of-your-seat thriller to curl up with beside your fireplace.

Marie Jessica Goodrich is pushed from a rural roadway into an icy creek. Meanwhile, her pleading friend stands helplessly on the other side of the ravine.

Running from flashbacks of a life-altering attack in Afghanistan, MJ seeks refuge with her mother, managing Peach Blossom Orchard. But peace is elusive in a rural Oklahoma town full of secrets.

After losing his wife and children in a fatal car crash, Josh Rivers fears he’ll never have a second chance at love. As a result, he’s taken aback when MJ, the woman responsible for the nightmares of his military service in Afghanistan, comes to town. She claims someone kidnapped her friend Kelsey. Consequently, frustrated with the county sheriff’s poor progress, MJ and Josh partner to investigate clues that lead to an abductor who demands a bizarre ransom.

With danger increasing for everyone MJ loves, will they solve the mystery in time?

Judythe Morgan

In Judythe Morgan’s Seeing Clearly, free on Kindle Unlimited, Evelyn Parker reflects strong values. She’s a trusting widow raising her grandson after her own son and his wife die in a suspicious automobile accident.

Dawson McKey is a divorced ex-cop managing Evie’s business. But he’s suspicious of everyone after his twin sons are killed by a cartel leader’s bomb.

An undeniable attraction exists between Dawson and Evelyn, but she’s twelve years his senior and convinced their age difference will create issues. Determined to never love again after failing so miserably the first time, working with Evie weakens Dawson resolve.

Drugs are uncovered in a company shipment as threatening emails are received simultaneously by Evie’s grandson. Then her grandson and the nanny she employed against Dawson’s wishes disappear, and Dawson suspects cartel involvement.

Their search for the young child strains their trust, even as their hearts are bound.

In a collision of past and present, truth hides in plain sight.

Stephen Pierce’s Invisible Defense weaves this notion together in a bizarre love affair turned murder. The crime leads to an even more incredible legal defense for Justin Alexander—human spontaneous involuntary invisibility.

As a self-made man from the streets, Justin risks everything for the woman of his dreams. At the heart of his nightmare, he’s out to prove she’s more than the sum of all her lies.

Love and forgiveness, however, are not words Alicia Bauer truly understands. Trapped by her own cons, she discovers their real meaning in the past, hers and that of newspaper reporter Clark Solo.

Clark, a widower with a teen feeling lost in the shuffle of life, finds invisibility makes more than just attention-grabbing headlines; it hits home.

The world ended—but its masters remained.

The year is 2158. Civilization has fallen, yet from its ashes rises the Order—not as humanity’s savior, but as the power that had ruled unseen all along. Once a shadow moving quietly through history, the cataclysm has brought it into the open. As a result, a single, unchallenged faith demands obedience and extinguishes doubt. Truth is forbidden. Dissent means death.

For Father Curtis, priest of the Order of the Eternal, faith has always been a sanctuary. In his remote parish, he believes the world Order is as proclaimed—until the day he is condemned as a heretic and hunted by those he once served. Fleeing for his life, Curtis uncovers a horrifying truth: the Order’s gospel was never salvation; it was control.

As rebellion flickers in the dark, Curtis faces a choice—cling to the faith that once gave him peace or risk everything to expose a truth that could destroy the Order’s dominion forever.