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HOW DEAD PEOPLE RUINED MY LIFE

Available April 2025
How Dead People Ruined My Life - Nina Verheij
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She craved a fresh start, but gained a superpower instead.

Fearing that she’ll end up without any friends (again!), sixteen-year-old Robin aims for a clean slate after she wakes up from a coma. What she didn’t count on was the ability to suddenly see and talk to wandering spirits, a “gift” that is not exactly helpful while trying to befriend the school’s popular girl.

When Robin realizes that her problems are piling up once more (picture annoying classmates, annoying spirits, and yes, annoyingly cute boys), a literal ghost from her past shows up, and Robin must decide what matters most: save her new friends from Dark Souls or finally live a normal life.

FATALE KEUZES / FATAL CHOICES

Available in Dutch and English

When Lisa reconnects with her father after twenty years, police intern Emily, who is also Lisa’s roommate, has plenty of reasons to act reserved. Yet, she can’t seem to control her curiosity, especially after she learns that Lisa’s father is known to be a violent man with a questionable past.

When a dramatic event occurs, Emily is haunted by guilt. While her colleagues at the police station try to figure out what exactly happened, Emily tries to distract herself by digging into a cold case about a woman who seems to have killed herself.

The deeper Emily digs, the more secrets she discovers related to her own life. She realises that even her own actions have grave consequences.

Is it still possible to turn back after you have uncovered someone’s true nature?

Keywords: whodunit, whydunit, female detective, cold case, doomed romance.

GEHEUGENSPEL / MEMORY GAME

Geheugenspel - Nina Verheij

BLINDE WRAAK / BLIND REVENGE

Blinde wraak - Nina Verheij

MERRY CRISIS

Merry Crisis - Nina Verheij

DUTCH SHORT STORIES:

THUISLOOS / HOMELESS

Short stories for and about young people who deserve better.

With contributions from Emmelie Arents, Esther Boek, Joanne Carlton, Lara Reims, Latoya Morris, Luna Van Roosen, Nina Verheij, Pat Craenbroek, Petra Doom, Rani De Vadder, and Sandra J. Paul.

INSTINCT

'Instinct' kortverhalen

EEN WARME KERST / A WARM CHRISTMAS

'Een warme kerst' kortverhalen