Jens Vern is the pseudonym for Sander Verheijen (1974). Sander has worked as a thriller editor and marketing manager for several publishing houses. He is the founder of the websites Crimezone and Hebban, the largest book website of The Netherlands and Flanders. In November 2017, HarperCollins Holland published his very well-received autobiographical debut Ik kan er nét niet bij (I can almost reach it).