John Lantigua (born 1947) is an American journalist and crime novelist. His journalism awards include the Pulitzer Prize, 1999, for work on voter fraud while at The Miami Herald; the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, 2004 and 2006, and the National Hispanic Journalists Award for Investigative Reporting, 2004 and 2006, for work on immigration issues while writing for The Palm Beach Post. Lantigua is also the author of seven novels, including the a crime series starring Willie Cuesta, a Cuban American private investigator based in Miami. His novels have been well-reviewed in The New York Times, Washington Post and other periodicals. Lantigua currently resides in Florida.