Suzy Spencer is an American writer who made the New York Times Best Seller list with her first true-crime book WASTED in 1998. Since then, she published three additional true-crime books.

Early life

Suzy Spencer was born in Lufkin, Texas

Lufkin, Texas

Lufkin is a city in Angelina County, Texas, United States. Founded in 1882, the population was 35,067 in 2010. It is the county seat of Angelina County, and is situated in Deep East Texas.-History:...

, where she graduated from Lufkin High School in 1972. After high school, she attended Baylor University

Baylor University

Baylor University is a private, Christian university located in Waco, Texas. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:...

 in Waco, Texas, and received a degree in journalism. Degree in hand, she moved to New York City and worked for FORTUNE magazine. Two years later, Spencer was in Los Angeles working free-lance writing gigs and completing an MBA in Finance and Marketing and a Master's in Professional Writing, both from the University of Southern California

University of Southern California

The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...

.

Published books

WASTED made the New York Times Best Seller List in 1998.

That success led to offers to write other books based on true-crime.

Recognition

Suzy Spencer was hailed by ABC's PRIMETIME LIVE program as Austin, Texas' best-known true crime writer. Her first four books have each earned individual distinction:

• WASTED was a New York Times bestseller and Violet Crown Book Award finalist;
• WAGES OF SIN, which outsold Spencer's first book, was reissued by Kensington Books in December 2010, 10th anniversary of the book's publication;
• BREAKING POINT was a Book of the Month Club, Doubleday Book Club, Literary Guild and Mystery Guild selection;
• THE FORTUNE HUNTER was called "riveting" and "blockbuster" by the Globe

Spencer has appeared on Good Morning America

Good Morning America

Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...

, ABC World News, Primetime, Dateline NBC

Dateline NBC

Dateline NBC, or Dateline, is a U.S. weekly television newsmagazine broadcast by NBC. It previously was NBC's flagship news magazine, but now focuses on true crime stories. It airs Friday at 9 p.m. EST and after football season on Sunday at 7 p.m. EST.-History:Dateline is historically notable for...

, Fox News, CNN

CNN

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, MSNBC

MSNBC

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, Court TV

Court TV

truTV is an American cable television network owned by Turner Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Time Warner. The network launched as Court TV in 1991, changing to truTV in 2008...

, Oxygen (TV channel)

Oxygen (TV channel)

Oxygen is an American cable television specialty channel with television programming marketed towards women, with a format similar to Lifetime.- History :...

, and the E! Channel.

External links

• http://www.suzyspencer.com