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Lisa Unger was born on 26 April 1970 in Connecticut. However, she has spent most of her time in England, New Jersey and Netherlands. As an American author of contemporary fiction, Lisa Unger has managed to sell millions of copies worldwide, and some of her works appeared on New York Times best sellers list.
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Order of The Hollows Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Fragile | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Darkness, My Old Friend | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
3 | In the Blood | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Crazy Love You | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Ink and Bone | 2016 | Description / Buy |
Order of House of Crows Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | All My Darkest Impulses (Short Story) | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Fog Descending (Short Story) | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Circling the Drain (Short Story) | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Love the Way You Lie (Short Story) | 2021 | Description / Buy |
Order of Lydia Strong Series as Lisa Miscione
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Angel Fire | 2002 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Darkness Gathers | 2003 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Twice | 2004 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Smoke | 2005 | Description / Buy |
Order of Ridley Jones Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Beautiful Lies | 2006 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Sliver of Truth | 2007 | Description / Buy |
Order of The Whispers Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | The Whispers | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Burning Girl | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
3 | The Three Sisters | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
4 | The Whispering Hollows | 2016 | Description / Buy |
Order of Lisa Unger Standalone Novels
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Black Out | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Die for You | 2008 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Heartbroken | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
4 | The Red Hunter | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Under My Skin | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
6 | The Stranger Inside | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
7 | Confessions on the 7:45 | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
8 | Last Girl Ghosted | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
9 | Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
10 | Christmas Presents | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
11 | The New Couple in 5B | 2024 | Description / Buy |
Order of Lisa Unger Short Stories/Novellas
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | The Doll's House: A Short Story (Short Story) | 2024 | Description / Buy |
Order of Dark Corners Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Hannah-Beast (Short Story) | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Sleep Tight Motel (Short Story) | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
3 | There's a Giant Trapdoor Spider Under Your Bed (Short Story) | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Miao Dao | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
5 | The Tangled Woods (Short Story) | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
6 | The Remedy (Short Story) | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
7 | Oak Avenue (Short Story) | 2018 | Description / Buy |
Order of Hush Collection Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Treasure | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Snowflakes (Short Story) | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Buried (Short Story) | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Let Her Be (Short Story) | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
5 | The Gift (Short Story) | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Slow Burner (Short Story) | 2020 | Description / Buy |
Order of We Could Be Heroes Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Pigeon Tony's Last Stand (Short Story) | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Unknown Caller (Short Story) | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Trouble (Short Story) | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
4 | These Cold Strangers (Short Story) | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Kill Night (Short Story) | 2023 | Description / Buy |
Order of Bibliomysteries Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | The Book of Virtue | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Short Story) | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
3 | The Book Thing | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
4 | The Book Case | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
5 | An Acceptable Sacrifice | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Death Leaves a Bookmark (Short Story) | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
7 | The Final Testament (Short Story) | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
8 | Rides a Stranger (Short Story) | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
9 | The Long Sonata of the Dead (Short Story) | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
10 | The Book of Ghosts (Short Story) | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
11 | The Compendium of Srem (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
12 | What's in a Name? (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
13 | Remaindered (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
14 | The Sequel (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
15 | The Gospel of Sheba (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
16 | Book Club (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
17 | The Nature of My Inheritance (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
18 | It's in the Book (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
19 | The Scroll (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
20 | The Book of the Lion (Short Story) | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
21 | The Little Men (Short Story) | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
22 | Condor in the Stacks (Short Story) | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
23 | Mystery, Inc. (Short Story) | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
24 | Every Seven Years (Short Story) | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
25 | From the Queen (Short Story) | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
26 | From the Queen (Short Story) | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
27 | The Travelling Companion | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
28 | Citadel (Short Story) | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
29 | Reconciliation Day (Short Story) | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
30 | Dead Dames Don't Sing (Short Story) | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
31 | The Haze (Short Story) | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
32 | Hoodoo Harry (Short Story) | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
33 | The Pretty Little Box (Short Story) | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
34 | Seven Years (Short Story) | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
35 | The Hemingway Valise | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
36 | The Last Honest Horse Thief | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
37 | The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
38 | The Girl Who Did Say No (Short Story) | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
39 | The Traitor (Short Story) | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
40 | The Dark Door | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
41 | The Honeymoon Trap (Short Story) | 2022 | Description / Buy |
Chronological Order of Bibliomysteries Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | The Book of Virtue | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Scroll (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Short Story) | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
4 | An Acceptable Sacrifice | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Death Leaves a Bookmark (Short Story) | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Seven Years (Short Story) | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
7 | The Book Thing | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
8 | The Book of Ghosts (Short Story) | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
9 | Book Club (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
10 | The Long Sonata of the Dead (Short Story) | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
11 | The Final Testament (Short Story) | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
12 | Rides a Stranger (Short Story) | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
13 | What's in a Name? (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
14 | It's in the Book (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
15 | The Nature of My Inheritance (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
16 | Remaindered (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
17 | The Compendium of Srem (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
18 | The Gospel of Sheba (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
19 | The Sequel (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
20 | The Book of the Lion (Short Story) | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
21 | The Little Men (Short Story) | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
22 | From the Queen (Short Story) | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
23 | Every Seven Years (Short Story) | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
24 | Citadel (Short Story) | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
25 | Condor in the Stacks (Short Story) | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
26 | Mystery, Inc. (Short Story) | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
27 | The Travelling Companion | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
28 | The Haze (Short Story) | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
29 | Dead Dames Don't Sing (Short Story) | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
30 | Reconciliation Day (Short Story) | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
31 | Hoodoo Harry (Short Story) | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
32 | The Pretty Little Box (Short Story) | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
33 | The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
34 | The Hemingway Valise | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
35 | The Last Honest Horse Thief | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
36 | The Book Case | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
37 | From the Queen (Short Story) | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
38 | The Girl Who Did Say No (Short Story) | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
39 | The Traitor (Short Story) | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
40 | The Dark Door | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
41 | The Honeymoon Trap (Short Story) | 2022 | Description / Buy |
Lisa Unger Anthologies
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Florida Heat Wave | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Inherit the Dead | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Tampa Bay Noir | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
4 | When a Stranger Comes to Town | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
5 | The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2023 | 2023 | Description / Buy |
Immediately after completing her high school education, Lisa moved to New York City where she received her honors from the New School of Research. Unger currently lives with her daughter and husband in Florida. Apart from penning down novels, Lisa Unger has also managed to create several essays, which have been featured in the Wall-Street Journal, New York Times, Travel and Leisure Magazine and the NRP.
When it comes to Lisa’s writing style, it is exceedingly hard to compare it to any of her contemporaries. It is not only innovative but also unique and experimental at times. She amalgamates her extensive understanding of the human psyche with her understanding of fear and trauma to develop novels which have ensured that she has earned her reputation as the best practitioners of a psychological thriller. Unlike a majority of the bestselling authors who tend to stick to a given formula, Lisa Unger’s status loyal fan base and bestseller status have pushed her to experiment widely with her style of writing.
Lisa Unger Awards
In the year 2005, In the Blood was selected for an Indie Next, Best Book of the Month by Amazon and Best Novel by the Silver Falchion Award. Furthermore, it was also selected as a Goodread’s Best Mystery and Thriller. Crazy Love, another masterpiece from the author, was also named by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, as one of 2015’s Best Books.
Another novel, Heart Broken was selected by the Suspense Magazine, Publishers Weekly Editors and the New York Daily News as the Best New Book in 2012. Fragile was selected Good Morning America as one of the best summer reads while Beautiful Lies was selected as the International Book of the Month by Doubleday book club.
Lisa Unger Books Into TV/Movies
While a ton of Lisa Unger’s books have been optioned by studios in the past, most of those options simply expired without anything coming down the pipeline. This happens with book adaptations all the time. The closest that we got was probably Blackout which had director Tim Chick attached, but alas that one never quite made it over the hump.
However, Black Out was recently optioned by a TV studio and the people behind it have some serious resumes filled with success. Gary Felder (Kiss The Girls), Adam Targum (The Dead Zone), and Chris Silber (NCIS: New Orleans) are behind the project so this is one that they are going to try their best to get out there. Lisa Unger said that Gary has had the option for a number of years and continued to renew it, so there is definitely interest. This book would fit perfectly in today’s era of prestige television with more networks than ever looking to fill content hours.
Lisa Unger Best Books
Beautiful Lies is one of the best performing books by Lisa Unger. Unlike a majority of the inhabitants of NYC, Ridley Jones cannot simply think of anything else that she can do with her life. She appears to be completely content. She was raised in a home with both parents, lovers her exceedingly small apartment and she does what she loves, writing freelance articles for different magazines such as the Vanity Fair. However, her life is not perfect. Ridley has a brother who is struggling with drugs and many of the times; she cannot find him easily. However, irrespective of everything, Ridley Jones is extremely happy.
On one fine morning, everything begins to change as she goes on to meet one of her former boyfriends. Ridley sees a toddler walking towards the incoming traffic. Without hesitating, she dives and saves the little boy’s life. As luck would have it, a proffesional photographer was nearby hence caught the whole incidence of the camera. On the following day, Ridley’s photo was all over the newspaper throughout the country. Later on, she receives a note asking, ‘Are you My Child?’, together with the picture of a woman and man who look exactly like Ridley.
A headline is also included explaining that the woman in the photo was found dead while the little girl in the picture was missing. Upon receiving the note, Ridley begins to wonder why would her family keep such a big secret from her. As she begins to find answers, Ridley becomes afraid of what she may find. Furthermore, also someone seems to be stopping her from finding the truth. With that said, this is an exceedingly suspenseful tale, which will keep you guessing to the very end.
Fragile is also another great read by the author that has also performed extremely well. This is an exceedingly slow, well-developed and character driven tale that to some extent feels like a psychological analysis of a small town dynamics and family relationship with a plot that is thrown in for good measure. The storyline is exceedingly intriguing, complex in nature and multi-layered.
This book tells the story of a missing girl who is separated from her family for many years. This book is filled with a dizzying array of characters. Charlene leaves her home, and everyone in the city believes that she is a runaway. All in all, the characters in this book have been well developed; the plot is extremely brilliant with more than enough twists which will keep you turning the pages.
The Red Hunter: Like many of Unger’s books, this is a dark thriller filled with twists and turns. The subject matter is very adult and not for someone look for a light read. Two women on very different paths, one a victim of a horrifying assault and the other a survivor of murdered parents, end up on very similar paths in their quest to confront the monsters from their past. Unger asks the question, what is the difference between justice and revenge? and this book will have you questioning the answer for a long time afterwards.
When Does The Next Lisa Unger book come out?
Lisa Unger doesn't seem to have an upcoming book. Their newest book is The Doll's House: A Short Story and was released on September, 12th 2024. It is the newest book in the Lisa Unger Short Stories/Novellas.
I have bee reading anything Lisa Unger.I just can’t get enough.I.enjoy it so much.Read every day .Just can’t stop.
I first heard of Lisa Unger from the Hollows series and was surprised to see just how many books she has written. The best word I can use to describe the Hollows series is “unsettling”. This is not a kind world and the suspense is thick at times. After finish the three that are out there, I decided to check in on some other Lisa Unger books.
I’ve started with the Lydia Strong series and I am quite impressed. This woman knows how to write thrillers and you really get a sense that there is a lot more going on beyond what you read. I like what I’ve seen so far and I’ll continue to work through her catalog.