Dana Mele – författare

Everyone in the rural town of Ashling knows the tale of Veronica Green, a teen who was murdered in the woods. But did a party trick bring her back to claim her revenge? A fast-paced, suspenseful YA horror from the author of Summer's Edge and People Like Us.There is no one Hazel trusts less than her self-centered twin, Beth. So when Beth abandons her at a party she didn’t want to attend in the first place, Hazel decides not to let it ruin her night. She throws herself into flirting and telling ghost stories over a Ouija board. Hazel might not be the popular twin, but she is going to have fun if it kills her.Except Beth doesn’t come home that night, and Hazel’s anger morphs into anxiety. It only sharpens when Beth reappears a day later, disoriented and claiming to be Veronica Green, a teen who was murdered in their small town years before. If it isn’t a possession, Beth is really good at faking it. Did they accidentally release a vengeful horror during the party?Hazel must uncover what happened to Veronica all those years ago if she’s going to save Beth. But the truth may destroy them both—if they don’t destroy each other first.

A summer of nannying takes a terrifying turn when Blair discovers a legacy of mysterious deaths connected to her employer's sprawling summer estate...but the secrets Blair is harboring may be just as deadly. A pulse-pounding new YA horror thriller from acclaimed author Dana Mele.The last place Blair Carver wants to spend the summer is on the remote Pearl Island. Still, nannying for the reclusive Hathorne family off the coast of Maine is an escape from a complicated junior year and home life—even with all the rules that must be followed.Stepping onto the island is like traveling back in time. Raven's Nook, the Hathorne's estate, sprawls around a century's old lighthouse. A cemetery on the property conceals family secrets, a creepy collection of dolls won't stay put, and a forbidden upstairs room seems to hold the key to what the family is hiding.Blair's already uneasy around their young charges, who are cold and standoffish, and when the children start hazing Blair with a series of escalating—dangerous—pranks, the town's whispers about the Hathorne curse grow louder. Blair has dark secrets too, family secrets that have been passed down for generations, and if Blair's not careful, they're all going become part of the island's fatal legend.

A sharp psychological thriller that''s just right for fans of Thirteen Reasons Why and Pretty Little Liars--this story will seduce, mislead, and finally, betray you.Kay Donovan may have skeletons in her closet, but the past is past, and she''s reinvented herself entirely. Now she''s a star soccer player whose group of gorgeous friends run their private school with effortless popularity and acerbic wit. But when a girl''s body is found in the lake, Kay''s carefully constructed life begins to topple. The dead girl has left Kay a computer-coded scavenger hunt, which, as it unravels, begins to implicate suspect after suspect, until Kay herself is in the crosshairs of a murder investigation. But if Kay''s finally backed into a corner, she''ll do what it takes to survive. Because at Bates Academy, the truth is something you make...not something that happened.Debut author Dana Mele has written a taut, sophisticated suspense novel that readers will tear through and not stop talking about.

“Absolutely enthralling and genuinely terrifying.” —Kit Frick, author of I Killed Zoe Spanos and Very Bad People I Know What You Did Last Summer meets The Haunting of Hill House in this “psychologically chilling and unforgettable” (Kirkus Reviews) teen thriller following an estranged group of friends being haunted by their friend who died last summer.Emily Joiner was once part of an inseparable group—she was a sister, a best friend, a lover, and a rival. Summers without Emily were unthinkable. Until the fire burned the lake house to ashes with her inside. A year later, it’s in Emily’s honor that Chelsea and her four friends decide to return. The house awaits them, meticulously rebuilt. Only, Chelsea is haunted by ghostly visions. Loner Ryan stirs up old hurts and forces golden boy Chase to play peacemaker. Which has perfect hostess Kennedy on edge as eerie events culminate in a stunning accusation: Emily’s death wasn’t an accident. And all the clues needed to find the person responsible are right here. As old betrayals rise to the surface, Chelsea and her friends have one night to unravel a mystery spanning three summers before a killer among them exacts their revenge.

After her father Hamilton dies a mysterious and tragic death, Harper is convinced that he was murdered. With the help of her ex-girlfriend Talia and her best friend (sometimes with benefits), Harper is determined to find her father's killer. But when Caius, Talia's father and Harper's father's business partner, is found dead, Harper realises the answer to Hamilton's murder is more complicated than she had thought. In order to uncover the truth, Harper has to confront her own demons and ones that haunt the Hayes family.