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Four prep school best friends.
One megayacht.
A five-day cruise to paradise.
It should have been the spring break of a lifetime.
But someone onboard would do anything
To bury their past…

DEAD BELOW DECK

Coming from HarperTeen
November 19th

Slide

Four prep school best friends.
One megayacht.
A five-day cruise to paradise.
It should have been the spring break of a lifetime.
But someone onboard would do anything
To bury their past…

DEAD BELOW DECK

Coming from HarperTeen
November 19th

Praise for Jan Gangsei

The writing is complex enough to satisfy more sophisticated YA readers yet fast-paced enough to keep the attention of reluctant readers.
School Library Journal
Thrilling, action-packed, and filled with danger and intrigue…
—Bestselling Author Megan Miranda
[A]n edge-of-the-seat read with a real-world feel…
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

About Jan

Jan Gangsei grew up in the small town of Barre, Vermont, reading Nancy Drew mysteries, putting on backyard shows with her best friend and dreaming about exploring the world. After college, she landed a job as a newspaper reporter covering politics and the police beat—and was astonished to discover she could actually get paid to write and tell stories. Since then, she’s lived in Key West, New York City, DC, Barbados and Vermont. She’s now settled with her family in northern Virginia, where she writes full time with her rescue pup Willie curled at her side.

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Publishers Weekly Book Announcement

Kristen Pettit while at HarperCollins bought Dead Below Deck by Jan Gangsei, to be edited by Erica Sussman. Told in reverse chronological order, a scholarship kid from an elite private school spends her spring break on a mega yacht with the popular girls. When one of them ends up dead, she’s forced to sort through her own hazy memories to determine whether she actually committed murder. Publication is planned for fall 2024; Mandy Hubbard at Emerald City Literary sold world English rights.

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