Lisa Lutz

Lisa Lutz is an American author of mystery, thriller, and suspense novels.
* She was born in 1970 in Southern California.
* She attended UC Santa Cruz, UC Irvine, University of Leeds in England and San Francisco State University, all without attaining a degree.
* During the 1990s she had many low-paying jobs, including work in a private investigation firm, and spent a lot of time writing and re-writing a Mob comedy called Plan B.
* Her screenplay was optioned in 1997, and was made into a movie in 2000 (released in 2001).
* She subsequently produced several other tentative screenplays, but none were picked up.
* In 2007, she published her first novel, The Spellman Files, which was the first in a series of novels about a family of private investigators.
* The Spellman Files was a critical and commercial success, and has been translated into over 20 languages.
* Lutz is a New York Times bestselling author, and her books have been praised for their humor, suspense, and sharp social commentary.