Since 1995, the number of novels classified by publishers as Christian has grown from 500 to 1,800
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Christian, suspense, hard-boiled, page-turner and novel are words that usually don't keep company in sentences. But Bell, a 48-year-old former trial attorney, has written himself into that very niche with nine books since his debut novel in 1995. He's part of a literary pack of new Christian authors who've helped double the sales for faith-based fiction in the last seven years.
An article on the growth of Christian publishing from the LA Times: Putting a Christian Spin on Gritty Crime Novels