Lisa Unger Explained

Lisa Unger
Birth Date:26 April 1970
Birth Place:New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Birth Name:Lisa Miscione
Occupation:Novelist
Period:2002–present
Alma Mater:The New School for Social Research

Lisa Unger (; born April 26, 1970) is an American author of contemporary fiction, primarily psychological thrillers.[1] [2]

Biography

Miscione was born in New Haven, Connecticut but grew up in the Netherlands, England and New Jersey. She spent her teens in the Long Valley section of Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey.[3] [4] Miscione moved to New York City after high school, where she graduated from the New School for Social Research and spent a decade working in publishing in New York. During a vacation in Florida, she met her future husband Jeff Unger, who was vacationing from Detroit. After marrying Unger, she resigned her job, moved to Florida and gave herself a year to sell her first novel. Fairly quickly, she found an agent and sold a deal to produce four crime novels. Her first four books were published in her maiden name of Lisa Miscione.

In 2002, she published Angel Fire, the first book featuring Lydia Strong. The book received mixed reviews. Publishers Weekly described it as "gripping and terrifying right through the carnage of its final scene" and commended the novel's depictions of grisly scenes.[5] Rex Klett, writing for Library Journal, praised the Unger's writing style and the book's suspense.[6] However, Kirkus Reviews called it "predictable" and "flatly written", criticizing Lydia's characterization.[7]

In June 2006, Unger published Beautiful Lies, her first novel under her married name, through Crown Publishing Group. It became a New York Times Best Seller the week it was released.[8]

Awards

Beautiful Lies was selected as a Doubleday Book Club International Book of the Month.[9] It was also chosen in 21st place in the top 50 "Best Books of 2006" by the editors of Amazon.com,[10] a BookSense pick[11] and a finalist in the International Thriller Writers Award "Best Novel" in 2007.[12]

In the Blood won the 2015 Silver Falchion Award for Best Novel (Crime Thriller)[13] and was a Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee for Best Mystery & Thriller 2014.[14]

Novels

Writing as Lisa Miscione

Re-released in 2011 by Crown Publishing Group.

As Lisa Unger

Novellas

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Corrigan. Maureen. The dead are more dangerous than the living in the thriller ‘Crazy Love You’. 25 February 2017. The Washington Post. March 29, 2015. Washington, D.C..
  2. News: Bancroft . Colette . 'Darkness, My Old Friend' author Lisa Unger a sunny personality with a taste for dark side . 25 February 2017 . . August 6, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131221103429/http://www.tampabay.com/features/books/darkness-my-old-friend-author-lisa-unger-a-sunny-personality-with-a-taste/1183865 . 21 December 2013 . St. Petersburg, Florida . dead .
  3. Web site: Franze . Anthony . A Between The Lines Interview with Lisa Unger . The Big Thrill . International Thriller Writers . 25 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160602054400/http://www.thebigthrill.org/2014/01/a-between-the-lines-interview-with-lisa-unger-by-anthony-franze/ . 2 June 2016 . Delaware . January 1, 2014 . "A Between The Lines Interview with Lisa Unger by Anthony J. Franze"], The Big Thrill, January 1, 2014. Accessed May 18, 2016. "My teen years were spent in a small town in New Jersey called Long Valley. When I turned eighteen, I left for college in Manhattan and spent the next thirteen years in New York City. My brother swears that Long Valley was my inspiration for The Hollows." . dead .
  4. Web site: Cogdill . Oline H. . Exploring the Dark Places: Lisa Unger . . PWxyz, LLC . 25 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012071755/http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/60038-exploring-the-dark-places-lisa-unger.html . 12 October 2016 . New York City, New York . November 15, 2013 . dead .
  5. News: Angel Fire . September 27, 2021 . . January 7, 2002.
  6. News: Klett . Rex . Angel Fire. (Mystery & Suspense) . September 27, 2021 . . January 2002 . subscription.
  7. News: Angel Fire . September 27, 2021 . . November 15, 2001.
  8. Web site: Official Web Site of Bestselling Author Lisa Unger . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140418234538/http://lisaunger.com/books/beautiful-lies/synopsis/ . 2014-04-18 . 2014-04-17.
  9. Doubleday Entertainment's Newest International Book-of-the-Month Selection is Lisa Unger's Thrilling New Novel Beautiful Lies . Doubleday Entertainment . 2006-05-01 . 2008-05-15.
  10. Web site: 2006 . Best Books of 2006: Editors' Top 50 . 2008-05-15 . amazon.com.
  11. Web site: May 2006 . BookSense pick May 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080509132025/http://www.booksense.com/bspicks/May06.jsp . 2008-05-09 . 2008-08-15 . booksense.com.
  12. Web site: 2007-03-17 . Bookreporter.com - The 2006 Thriller Awards . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080509081807/http://www.bookreporter.com/features/awards-thriller.asp . 2008-05-09 . 2008-05-15 . bookreporter.com.
  13. Web site: In the Blood - Lisa Unger . 18 May 2016 .
  14. Web site: Goodreads Best Mystery & Thriller 2014 - Goodreads Choice Awards . 4 September 2016 .

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