Lisa Unger

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Lisa Unger

Born 1970 (age 39–40)
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Occupation Novelist
Nationality American
Period 2002–present
Official website

Lisa Unger (born 1970 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American author of contemporary fiction. Her novels have been published in more than twenty-five countries.[1]

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[edit] Background

She was born in New Haven, Connecticut but grew up in the Netherlands, England and New Jersey. A graduate of the New School for Social Research, she spent a number of years living and working in New York City. In 2000, she left a career in publicity to pursue her dream of becoming a full-time author. She now lives in Florida with her husband and their daughter.[2]

[edit] Works

Beautiful Lies was selected as an International Book of the Month, an honor bestowed upon only a few authors worldwide each year, with past recipients including Harlan Coben and Karin Slaughter.[3] It was also chosen in 21st place in the top 50 "Best Books of 2006" by the editors of amazon.com,[4] a BookSense pick in May 2006 [5] and a finalist in the International Thriller Writers Organization "Best Novel" Award in 2007.[6]

Sliver of Truth, the sequel, was also a BookSense pick in January 2007[7]

Black Out, her first stand-alone novel, was selected as a Today show "Top 10" Summer Read, a BookSense Notable, won the Silver Medal for popular fiction in the 2008 Florida Book Awards and was a finalist in the 2009 Prix Polar International award.[8]

Die for You, another stand-alone novel, was chosen as a Great Summer Read in Parade Magazine, featured on Good Morning America, a Book Pick in Good Housekeeping magazine and selected as a top summer pick on the Today show.[8]


Lisa has also written works under her maiden name, Miscione. Lisa Miscione's "Lydia Strong" series includes:

Angel Fire (2002), The Darkness Gathers (2003), Twice (2004), Smoke (2005)[9]

[edit] Novels

  • Beautiful Lies (2006)
  • Sliver of Truth (2007)
  • Black Out (2008)
  • Die for You (2009)

Written as Lisa Miscione:

  • Angel Fire (2002)
  • The Darkness Gathers (2003)
  • Twice (2004)
  • Smoke (2005)

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Lisa Unger - Authors - Random House". https://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=68928. Retrieved 2008-05-15. 
  2. ^ "Random House Australia - Author Details = Lisa Unger". http://www.randomhouse.com.au/Authors/Default.aspx?Page=Author&ID=Unger,%20Lisa. Retrieved 2008-05-15. 
  3. ^ Doubleday Entertainment (2006-05-01). "Doubleday Entertainment’s Newest International Book-of-the-Month Selection is Lisa Unger’s Thrilling New Novel Beautiful Lies". Press release. http://www.doubledayentertainment.com/release.php?release_id=74. Retrieved 2008-05-15. 
  4. ^ (2006)"Best Books of 2006: Editors' Top 50". amazon.com. 2006. http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_4099342_2?ie=UTF8&docId=1000024441&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=071EP65ZBRM0QW2JDXM9&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=265939001&pf_rd_i=267550011. Retrieved 2008-05-15. 
  5. ^ (May, 2006)"BookSense pick May 2006". booksense.com. May, 2006. http://www.booksense.com/bspicks/May06.jsp. Retrieved 2008-08-15. 
  6. ^ (2007-03-17)"Bookreporter.com - The 2006 Thriller Awards". bookreporter.com. 2007-03-17. http://www.bookreporter.com/features/awards-thriller.asp#2007_nominees. Retrieved 2008-05-15. 
  7. ^ (May, 2006)"BookSense picj January 2007". booksense.com. May, 2006. http://www.booksense.com/bspicks/Jan07.jsp. Retrieved 2008-05-15. 
  8. ^ a b "Official Web Site of Bestselling Author Lisa Unger". http://www.lisaunger.com/unger-news.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-11. 
  9. ^ http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/lisa-miscione/

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