Lisa Unger

Infobox Writer
name = Lisa Unger

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birthdate = 1970
birthplace = Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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occupation = Novelist
nationality = American
period = 2006 - present
genre = Thriller (genre)|Thriller]
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website = http://www.lisaunger.com/

Lisa Unger (born 1970 in Hartford, Connecticut) is a contemporary American author of literary thrillers. Her novels have been published in more than twenty-five countries.cite web
url = https://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=68928
title = Lisa Unger - Authors - Random House
accessdate = 2008-05-15]

Background

She was born in Hartford, 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.cite web
url = http://www.randomhouse.com.au/Authors/Default.aspx?Page=Author&ID=Unger,%20Lisa
title = Random House Australia - Author Details = Lisa Unger
accessdate = 2008-05-15]

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.cite press release
title = Doubleday Entertainment’s Newest International Book-of-the-Month® Selection is Lisa Unger’s Thrilling New Novel Beautiful Lies
publisher = Doubleday Entertainment
date = 2006-05-01
url = http://www.doubledayentertainment.com/release.php?release_id=74
accessdate = 2008-05-15] It was also chosen in 21st place in the top 50 "Best Books of 2006" by the editors of amazon.com,cite web
url = 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
publisher = amazon.com
date = 2006
title = Best Books of 2006: Editors' Top 50
accessdate = 2008-05-15] a BookSense pick in May 2006cite web
url = http://www.booksense.com/bspicks/May06.jsp
publisher = booksense.com
date= May, 2006
title = BookSense pick May 2006
accessdate = 2008-08-15] and a finalist in the International Thriller Writers Organization "Best Novel" Award in 2007.cite web
publisher = bookreporter.com
date = 2007-03-17
url = http://www.bookreporter.com/features/awards-thriller.asp#2007_nominees
title = Bookreporter.com - The 2006 Thriller Awards
accessdate = 2008-05-15]

"Sliver of Truth", the sequel, was also a BookSense pick in January 2007cite web
url = http://www.booksense.com/bspicks/Jan07.jsp
publisher = booksense.com
date= May, 2006
title = BookSense picj January 2007
accessdate = 2008-05-15] and a main selection for Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club.Fact|date=June 2008 "Black Out", her first stand-alone novel, was released on 27 May, 2008.

Novels

* "Beautiful Lies" (2006)
* "Sliver of Truth" (2007)
* "Black Out" (2008)

References

External links

* [http://www.lisaunger.com/ Lisa Unger's Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/authorlisaunger Lisa Unger's MySpace Page]