Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Twice Told |
2006 |
Buy |
Impossible Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Impossible |
2008 |
Buy |
| Extraordinary |
2010 |
Buy |
| Unthinkable |
2013 |
Buy |
| Unthinkable: Scarborough Fair Trilogy: Book 3 |
2013 |
N/A |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Rebecca |
2011 |
Buy |
| Shortcut |
2011 |
Buy |
| War Game |
2011 |
Buy |
| Who Do You Like? |
2011 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Are You Alone on Purpose? |
1994 |
Buy |
| The Killer’s Cousin |
1998 |
Buy |
| Locked Inside |
2000 |
Buy |
| Black Mirror |
2001 |
Buy |
| Double Helix |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Rules of Survival |
2006 |
Buy |
| And Then There Were Four |
2017 |
Buy |
| Zoe Rosenthal Is Not Lawful Good |
2021 |
Buy |
| Healer and Witch |
2022 |
Buy |
Nancy Werlin writes for young adult and middle grade readers, with a career spanning from 1994 to 2022. Her early novels like Are You Alone on Purpose? and The Killer’s Cousin were realistic suspense stories about teenagers dealing with difficult family situations and moral dilemmas. The Killer’s Cousin won the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery in 1999.
Her later work shifted toward fantasy with the Impossible trilogy, which reimagines the folk song “Scarborough Fair” as the basis for a family curse. Impossible, Extraordinary, and Unthinkable blend contemporary settings with fairy tale elements, following young women who must break the curse before it claims them. Her standalone novels continue to range across genres, from the science fiction elements of Double Helix to the realistic school story of Zoe Rosenthal Is Not Lawful Good and the historical fiction of Healer and Witch.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Nancy Werlin written?
Nancy Werlin has written eighteen books across four series.
What was Nancy Werlin's first book?
Nancy Werlin’s first book is Are You Alone on Purpose?, published in 1994.
What is the Impossible trilogy about?
The trilogy, beginning with Impossible in 2008, retells the folk song ‘Scarborough Fair’ as a modern curse. Each book follows a different young woman who must complete seemingly impossible tasks before turning eighteen or face a terrible fate. The series blends fairy tale logic with realistic contemporary settings.