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Lisa Unger

Author of Beautiful Lies

Includes the names: Lisa Unger, Lisa Miscione

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Lisa Unger was born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1970, but grew up in the Netherlands, England and New Jersey. She received a degree from the New School for Social Research. Before becoming a full-time author, she had a career in publicity. Her works include Sliver of Truth, Die for You, and Fragile. Beautiful Lies was selected as an International Book of the Month and Black Out won the Silver Medal for popular fiction in the 2008 Florida Book Awards. She has also written books under her maiden name, Lisa Miscione. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Beautiful Lies… (more)

Series

Works by Lisa Unger

Beautiful Lies 1,536 copies, 67 reviews

Fragile 788 copies, 50 reviews

Black Out 692 copies, 40 reviews

Sliver of Truth 689 copies, 19 reviews

Confessions on the 7:45 596 copies, 26 reviews

In the Blood 579 copies, 54 reviews

Ink and Bone 506 copies, 43 reviews

Die for You 504 copies, 20 reviews

Darkness, My Old Friend 455 copies, 27 reviews

Heartbroken 393 copies, 18 reviews

Last Girl Ghosted 302 copies, 20 reviews

Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six 298 copies, 22 reviews

Crazy Love You 295 copies, 31 reviews

The Red Hunter 286 copies, 19 reviews

The Stranger Inside 268 copies, 15 reviews

Under My Skin 267 copies, 23 reviews

Angel Fire 174 copies, 5 reviews

Smoke 90 copies, 1 review

Twice 84 copies, 6 reviews

The Darkness Gathers 81 copies, 2 reviews

The Sleep Tight Motel 77 copies, 16 reviews

Let Her Be 41 copies, 4 reviews

The Whispers 35 copies, 7 reviews

All My Darkest Impulses 30 copies, 4 reviews

The Whispering Hollows 30 copies, 4 reviews

The Three Sisters 27 copies, 3 reviews

The Burning Girl 25 copies, 2 reviews

Fog Descending 25 copies, 4 reviews

Love the Way You Lie 22 copies, 3 reviews

Circling the Drain 21 copies, 2 reviews

Unknown Caller 11 copies, 2 reviews

Four Thrillers by Lisa Unger: Beautiful Lies, Sliver of Truth, Black Out,… 10 copies, 1 review

Christmas Presents 8 copies, 2 reviews

The Dark Door (Bibliomysteries) 5 copies

House of Crows: Book 1-4 1 copy

Fodors 239 Great Places to Escape to Nature Without Roughing it 1 copy

The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2023 1 copy

Das makellose Mädchen: Thriller (German Edition) 1 copy

The Twenty (Short Story) 1 copy, 1 review

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Also by Lisa Unger

Inherit the Dead (Contributor) 286 copies, 10 reviews

When a Stranger Comes to Town (Contributor) 51 copies, 6 reviews

The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021 (Contributor) 46 copies, 1 review

Tampa Bay Noir (Contributor) 33 copies, 15 reviews

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Canonical name

Legal name

Unger, Lisa

Other names

Miscione, Lisa

Date of birth

1970-04-26

Date of death

Burial location

Gender

female

Nationality

USA

Country (for map)

Birthplace

New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Place of death

Cause of death

Places of residence

Florida, USA

New York, New York, USA

New Jersey, USA

Netherlands

England

Education

New School for Social Research

Occupations

author

Relationships

Agents

Amy Berkower

Organizations

Authors Guild

International Thriller Writers

Mystery Writers of America

Awards and honors

Short biography

Lisa Unger is the author of fifteen novels and her essays have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR and Travel+Leisure Magazine. She lives in the Tampa Bay area of Florida with her husband, daughter and labradoodle.

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