Background
Spencer was born in Lufkin, Texas, where she graduated from Lufkin High School in 1972.
Spencer was born in Lufkin, Texas, where she graduated from Lufkin High School in 1972.
Since then, she has published three additional true-crime books Her book about alternative sex, Secret Sex Lives: A Year on the Fringes of American Sexuality was released in 2012. She received a degree in journalism from Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
She moved to New York City and worked as a writer for Fortune magazine.
Two years later, Spencer was in Los Angeles freelance writing and completing an Master of Business Administration in finance and marketing and a master"s in professional writing from the University of Southern California. Spencer has appeared on Good Morning America, American Broadcasting Company World News, Primetime, Dateline National Broadcasting Company, Fox News, Cable News Network, Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company, Court television, Oxygen, East! Channel, and Katie on American Broadcasting Company. Spencer was called by American Broadcasting Company"s PRIMETIME Live program Austin, Texas" best-known true crime writer
Her first four books each earned iawards: 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 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.