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Three novels, in Dutch.

I have published two crime novels with Uitgeverij Houtekiet — De burgemeester (2020, winner of the Fintro Prijs Spannend Boek) and Oude wonden (2021) — and a literary debut with Uitgeverij Tzara, Praat dan met mij (Tzara, 2025).

Praat dan met mij
Literary novel·Uitgeverij Tzara·2025

Praat dan met mij

On the day Dennis finishes school at eighteen, he falls badly from his bicycle. Years later, while researching artificial intelligence in Scotland, his best friend Daan finally sees a chance to help him overcome his speech impediment. A novel about young love, letting go, and the temptation of technology.

NewLiterary debut, published February 2025.

Crime novel·Uitgeverij Houtekiet·2021

Oude wonden

Adam has other things on his mind when a new client confronts him with the question of whether we may decide over other people's lives. Should he continue working as an escort now that his mother has suddenly died? And what do the unanswered love letters he found in her attic mean?

Oude wonden
De burgemeester
Crime novel·Uitgeverij Houtekiet·2020

De burgemeester

On the very day his party is about to present its electoral list, the mayor of Flanders' largest city disappears. Dissatisfied with the police investigation, unemployed journalist Bas Michiels decides to investigate on his own. Winner of the Fintro Prijs Spannend Boek 2020.

AwardWinner of the Fintro Prijs Spannend Boek, 2020.

Essays and short fiction

Essay · 2025

Prompt Engineering

Nominated for the Joost Zwagerman Essayprijs 2025.

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