Irgendetwas war in diesem Meer ... Als Jo und ihre Familie das alte Haus an der dänischen Küste erben, erzählt die kauzige Nachbarin Bente die Geschichte von dem Gongur, der an Land kommt und Menschen ins Meer zieht. Anders als ihre Mutter, die das Wasser meidet, lässt Jo sich von der Alten nicht ins Bockshorn jagen. In der Nacht jedoch wird sie tatsächlich von einer Stimme an den Strand gelockt. Bente kann das schlafwandelnde Mädchen in letzter Minute retten. Was hat es mit dem Nixen-Wesen auf sich? Und warum versteckt Jos Mutter alte Fotos, auf denen Gesichter herausgekratzt sind? Jo ahnt, dass ein uraltes Geheimnis auf ihrer Familie lastet. Sie ahnt nicht, dass Bente den Schlüssel dafür in der Hand hält ...
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Nina Blazon was born in Slovenia (the former Yugoslavia) in 1969. As a child growing up in the Bavarian town of Neu-Ulm, Nina enjoyed exploring the "forbidden" woods in search of dinosaurs, werewolves, and "monster deer" with the other children in town. Given her taste for adventure and strange creatures, it is no surprise that Nina's favorite childhood books include the works of Astrid Lindgren (Pippi Longstocking) and The Neverending Story by Michael Ende. These books served as an inspiration to Nina as she began writing poetry and stage plays at the age of 13. Despite a lack of encouragement from her parents, Nina pursued a work placement in journalism and began to further develop her craft. She credits the books of Theodore Sturgen as a major influence on her writing, and lives by her own advice of "Never forget your notebook!" as she often finds herself inspired by ordinary people doing everyday things. In her novel The Pact of the Wolves (Spring 2008), Nina explores her fascination with secret societies, which she supplements with historic facts from a 17th-century German witch trial—two dark, mysterious topics that create an eerie backdrop for her cast of spellbinding characters. Today Nina Blazon lives with her husband in Stuttgart, Germany—80 kilometers (50 miles) from the Black Forest. She enjoys traveling through Scandinavia, history, cinema, riding, and—undoubtedly—exploring the woods in search of dark creatures and bone-chilling adventures!
