Sara Blaedel





Sara Blaedel

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in Copenhagen, Denmark
August 06, 1964

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Sara Blaedel is one of Denmark's most successful crime writers, the author of seven bestselling novels featuring police detective Louise Rick. Her first English translation, CALL ME PRINCESS, was published in 2011, and the second, ONLY ONE LIFE, in July, 2012.

Sara has come full circle from her childhood days of hearing her mother read Agatha Christie aloud. "It brings me peace to know that it all began with crime fiction as a child, and that it is there, after a thousand detours, that I have landed again. As a child I found peace in crime novels, and it is with them that I find peace today. There has been some turbulence along the way, but I wouldn't have avoided any of it. I wouldn't have reached the place I have without all of it happenin...more


Sara Blaedel isn't a Goodreads Author (yet), but she does have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from her feed.
Killer Nashville featured Farewell to Freedom recently, writing in part: As usual, Blædel handles multiple storylines well and eventually blends them together. Blædel’s portrayal of the slimy underworld side of humanity reads so realistically – syndicated crime, child abandonment, human trafficking – I found myself pondering at moments how active (or safe) she was in her research. She writes wi... read more »
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Average rating: 3.45 · 1,092 ratings · 168 reviews · 12 distinct works · Similar authors
Call Me Princess (Louise Ri...
3.17 of 5 stars 3.17 avg rating — 412 ratings — published 2005 — 14 editions
Only One Life
3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 202 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions
Grønt støv (Louise Rick, #1)
3.3 of 5 stars 3.30 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions
Aldrig mere fri (Louise Ric...
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions
Hævnens gudinde (Louise Ric...
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 70 ratings2 editions
De Glemte Piger (Louise Ric...
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions
Dødsenglen (Louise Rick, #6)
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 58 ratings2 editions
Louise Rick - Drabsafdeling...
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2007
Dødelig alvor
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3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2012
blue blood
0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Grønt støv Call Me Princess Only One Life Aldrig mere fri Hævnens gudinde Dødsenglen De Glemte Piger
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3.4477892756349955 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 1,063 ratings

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“It brings me peace to know that it all began with crime fiction as a child, and that it is there, after a thousand detours, that I have landed again. As a child I found peace in crime novels, and it is with them that I find peace today. There has been some turbulence along the way, but I wouldn’t have avoided any of it. I wouldn’t have reached the place I have without all of it happening.”
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Around the World ...: Denmark 5 69 Oct 05, 2011 05:54pm  
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Nordic Noir: What have you heard?? 80 119 Nov 15, 2012 08:57am  


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