The Phone Book.

After years of absence, the time has finally come: the phone book part two. The book that once lay in every Dutch living room, returns with a new part full of stories, riddles, and – of course – numbers. But this is not just a book with contact details; this is an adventure in which the everyday world of names and numbers changes into a mosaic of mystery and romance.

The new story
In this sequel, “The Phone Book: Hidden Lines,” we delve deeper than ever into the lives of the seemingly ordinary people who populate its pages. Where the first volume was primarily functional—a practical guide—readers are now given the chance to look further. The numbers are just the surface. Beneath them lie stories of love that was never spoken, phone calls that never took place, and riddles that were never solved.

A mystery that grabs you by the throat
When Anna, a librarian in a small town, discovers a mysterious number that doesn’t appear in any system, her search for answers begins. The number leads her to a series of cryptic clues hidden in old numbers and stories that reach back years. She meets strangers who may not be so strangers, and old lovers who rekindle forgotten memories. The everyday phone call takes on an almost magical meaning: what is a conversation if you don’t know who’s on the other end of the line?

Love and distance
This new volume also explores love in all its forms. From the old couple who call each other every night but never share the same space, to the secret lovers who only know each other by their phone numbers. The story of number 134-567, a lost number that is accidentally rediscovered by an old flame, takes the reader into the heartbreaking experience of a love that never really began but never really ended.

Riddles and revelations
There are phone numbers that disappear, words that remain on hold, and voices that seem to come from the past. Who owned the missing number in the “Numbers Without Owners” section? What lies behind the mysterious series of 555 numbers, which lead to a hidden network of mysterious figures? The reader will find that each number tells a story, and sometimes a riddle that must be solved.

A modern classic?
The publication of the second part of the Phone Book is a bold step in a time when the world communicates digitally. But perhaps that is precisely what makes this work so special. It evokes a time when a simple phone call was something intimate, something that could change lives. The first pages already show that this is not just a repetition of the old: every number is a story, every story a secret.

This new book takes you back to the days when the telephone was the line between mystery and reality, when love lay hidden in a voice, and when a simple call could mean more than a thousand words.

Are you ready to record?