Bestselling Christian novelist Frank Peretti just sold a new novel to Simon & Schuster’s Howard Books imprint. The novelist is scheduled to return to print in late 2011–a book deal for his first novel in five years.
Howard Books EIC Becky Nesbitt acquired the book, and the deal was struck by Chaz Corzine at the MWS Group. According to the release, the Christian writer currently has 12 million books in print.
Nesbitt had this comment: “Peretti is a natural storyteller and we’re pleased to collaborate with him on delivering this next title to his waiting audience. We believe the book will captivate readers in much the same way as his New York Times bestselling titles This Present Darkness and Piercing the Darkness.”