Simone van der Vlugt (born 15 December 1966) is a

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writer, known there for her

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and

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novels. She has also written for younger children, and adults. Several of her

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have been published in English.

Biography

Van der Vlugt (née Watertor) was born in

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and started writing at an early age, submitting her first manuscript to a publisher at 13 years of age. Her first published novel (''The Amulet'', 1995, a historical novel about witch persecution, for children) was written while working as a secretary at a bank. She went on to write ten further historical novels for young adults. In 2004 Van der Vlugt wrote her first novel for adults, ''The Reunion'', a psychological suspense thriller. This was followed by another six standalone crime novels. In 2012 she started a series of detective stories featuring Lois Elzinga, based in

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. Van der Vlugt lives with her husband and two children in Alkmaar.

Bibliography

Crime thrillers

* 2004 ''De Reünie'' (translated as ''The Reunion'', 2009) * 2005 ''Schaduwzuster'' (translated as ''Shadow Sister'', 2011) * 2007 ''Het laatste offer'' (The Final Sacrifice) * 2008 ''Blauw water'' (Blue Water, translated as ''Safe as Houses'', 2013) * 2009 ''Herfstlied'' (Autumn Song) * 2010 ''Op klaarlichte dag'' (In Broad Daylight) * 2011 ''In mijn dromen'' (In My Dreams)

Lois Elzinga detective series

* 2012 ''Aan niemand vertellen'' (Tell No One) * 2013 ''Morgen ben ik weer thuis'' (Tomorrow I'll Be Back Home) * 2014 ''Vraag niet waarom'' (Don't Ask Why)

Historical novels

* 2009 ''Jacoba, dochter van Holland'' (Jacoba, daughter of Holland) * 2012 ''Rode sneeuw in december'' (Red Snow in December) *2016 ''Bleu de Delft'' (Midnight Blue) *2019 ''Schilderslief''

External links

Official website

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