Lisa Unger


Lisa Unger is an American author of contemporary fiction, primarily psychological thrillers.

Biography

Miscione was born in New Haven, Connecticut but grew up in the states, England and New Jersey. She spent her teens in the Long Valley section of Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey. 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. Rex Klett, writing for Library Journal, praised the Unger's writing style and the book's suspense. However, Kirkus Reviews called it "predictable" and "flatly written", criticizing Lydia's characterization.
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''.''

Awards

Beautiful Lies was selected as a Doubleday Book Club International Book of the Month. It was also chosen in 21st place in the top 50 "Best Books of 2006" by the editors of Amazon.com, a BookSense pick and a finalist in the International [Thriller Writers Awards|International Thriller Writers Award] "Best Novel" in 2007.
In the Blood won the 2015 Silver Falchion Award for Best Novel and was a Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee for Best Mystery & Thriller 2014.

Novels

Writing as Lisa Miscione

Re-released in 2011 by Crown Publishing Group.
  • Angel Fire – Lydia Strong #1
  • The Darkness Gathers – Lydia Strong #2
  • Twice – Lydia Strong #3
  • Smoke – Lydia Strong #4

As Lisa Unger

Novellas

  • ''The Whispering Hollows''