Frank Edward Peretti is a New York Times best-selling author of Christian fiction, whose novels primarily focus on the supernatural and spiritual warfare. As of 2012, his works have sold over 15 million copies worldwide. He has been credited by The New York Times with creating the Christian thriller genre.

Peretti is best known for his novels This Present Darkness (1986) and Piercing the Darkness (1989). Peretti has held ministry credentials with the Assemblies of God and formerly played the banjo in a bluegrass band called Northern Cross. He currently resides in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, with his wife, Barbara.