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Lisa Pulitzer (born c. 1964 is an American book writer.Pulitzer is a former correspondent for The New York Times newspaper,In 1994, her first book, "Crossing the Line: Joel Rifkin", investigated serial killer Rifkin and the crimes he confessed to committing. Her second book (1996), "Crime on Deadline", is an anthology of true crime stories.

Her third book (1999, "A Woman Scorned: The Shocking Real-Life Case of Billionairess Killer Susan Cummings," examines a daughter and wife of billionaires convicted of murder.

Pulitzer's fourth book (2001), "Fatal Romance", is about the case in which lawyer Jerry Akers allegedly killed his wife, famous romance writer Nancy Richards-Akers. Her next book (2003) "Murder in Paradise", studies the circumstances in which American Lois McMillan drowned while visiting the British Virgin Islands.
  • In Mexico, a Crime in Progress
In addition to her own books, Lisa Pulitzer works as a ghost writer, as well as a co-author. The Spanish edition of Daughters of Juarez, written with Univision TV host Teresa Rodriguez, and published by Simon & Schuster, was a bestseller. The book chronicles the unsolved murders of hundreds of young women in the Mexican border town of Juarez.

Her book, Stolen Innocence, written with former FLDS member, Elissa Wall, was published in 2008 by Harper Collins and debuted at Number 4 on The New York Times bestseller list. The book chronicles the life of Elissa Wall, who was one of 24 children, and was forced to marry her first cousin at the age of 14. Wall escaped the religion and later was the star witness at the trial of its prophet, Warren Jeffs. Jeffs is now serving a ten year sentence in a Utah prison for taking part in the arrangement of underage marriages.

Lisa Pulitzer teaches creative writing to children at the USDAN Center for the Performing Arts on Long Island, and is offering children's writing classes during the fall.

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Total Books: 31
A Hunger to Kill A Serial Killer a Determined Detective and the Quest for a Confession that Changed a Small Town Forever
Conviction The Untold Story of Putting Jodi Arias Behind Bars
2016 - Conviction the Untold Story of Putting Jodi Arias Behind Bars (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780062444288
ISBN-10: 006244428X
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Health, Fitness & Dieting, Law, Medical Books
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 6

Beyond Belief My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape
2013 - Beyond Belief My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape (Paperback)Paperback, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780062248480
ISBN-10: 0062248480
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Religion & Spirituality
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 14

Mob Daughter The Mafia Sammy The Bull Gravano and Me
2013 - Mob Daughter the Mafia Sammy the Bull Gravano and Me (Paperback)Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781250022202
ISBN-10: 1250022207
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 8

The Shadow Catcher A US Agent Infiltrates Mexico's Deadly Crime Cartels
2012 - The Shadow Catcher a Us Agent Infiltrates Mexico's Deadly Crime Cartels (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781451632873
ISBN-10: 1451632878
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Politics & Social Sciences
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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Portrait of a Monster Joran van der Sloot a Murder in Peru and the Natalee Holloway Mystery
2012 - Portrait of a Monster Joran Van Der Sloot a Murder in Peru and the Natalee Holloway Mystery (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781250005823
ISBN-10: 1250005825
Genre: Nonfiction
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 2

Stolen Innocence My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect Becoming a Teenage Bride and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs
Mob Daughter The Mafia Sammy
2012 - Mob Daughter the Mafia Sammy (Hardcover)Paperback, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781250003058
ISBN-10: 1250003059
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
  • Currently 1.9/5 Stars.
 6

Mob Daughter The Mafia Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano and Me
2012 - Mob Daughter the Mafia Sammy 'the Bull' Gravano and Me (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781427221964
ISBN-10: 1427221960
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
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No Room For Vengeance In Justice and Healing
2011 - No Room for Vengeance in Justice and Healing (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780983627180
ISBN-10: 0983627185
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
  • Currently 4.8/5 Stars.
 2

Stolen Innocence
2008 - Stolen Innocence [Larger Print] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780061668371
ISBN-10: 0061668370
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 8

Stolen Innocence  My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect Becoming a Teenage Bride and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs
Las Hijas de Juarez  Un autntico relato de asesinatos en serie al sur de la frontera
2007 - Las Hijas De Juarez Un Autntico Relato De Asesinatos En Serie Al Sur De La Frontera [Daughters of Juarez] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780743293020
ISBN-10: 0743293029
Genre: Nonfiction
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The Daughters of Juarez A True Story of Serial Murder South of the Border
2007 - The Daughters of Juarez a True Story of Serial Murder South of the Border (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780743292030
ISBN-10: 0743292030
Genre: Nonfiction
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
 15

Murder in Paradise
2003 - Murder in Paradise [St. Martin's True Crime Library] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780312984441
ISBN-10: 0312984448
Genre: Nonfiction
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 13

Fatal Romance
2001 - Fatal Romance (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780312975807
ISBN-10: 0312975805
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 17

A Woman Scorned  The Shocking RealLife Case of Billionairess Killer Susan Cummings
1999 - A Woman Scorned the Shocking Reallife Case of Billionairess Killer Susan Cummings [St. Martin's True Crime Library] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780312968335
ISBN-10: 0312968337
Genre: Nonfiction
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 21

Stolen Innocence  on Playaway
Stolen Innocence on Playaway (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9781606400623
ISBN-10: 1606400622
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 2

Imperfect Justice Prosecuting Casey Anthony
Imperfect Justice Prosecuting Casey Anthony [Platinum Nonfiction] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9781611733235
ISBN-10: 1611733235
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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