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When I Was Death

Pages
288
Published
2026
Language
English

Synopsis

Roslyn Volk is consumed by grief a year after her older sister, Adeline, died under mysterious circumstances. When a strange group of girls who spent the summer with Adeline rolls into town, Roslyn joins their cross-country road trip to uncover the truth. She soon discovers they share a dark secret: they have struck a deal with Death, reaping souls to preserve their own lives. To find out what really happened to her sister, Roslyn must decide if she is willing to pay the same terrible price.

About the author

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Alexis Henderson

Alexis Henderson is a speculative fiction writer raised in Savannah, Georgia, whose upbringing in one of America's most haunted cities shaped her taste for dark fantasy and cosmic horror. Her debut novel, The Year of the Witching, was a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist, and she has since written House of Hunger and An Academy for Liars.

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