Sara Blædel

Sara Blædel
Born (1964-08-06) 6 August 1964
Copenhagen, Denmark
Occupation Novelist
Nationality Danish
Genre Crime fiction, Thriller
Spouse Lars Kirchhoff (2008 - 2014)
Website
www.sarablaedel.com

Sara Blædel (born 6 August 1964), is a Danish author best known for her crime fiction novels featuring Louise Rick.[1] She is the daughter of journalist Leif Blædel and actress Annegrethe Nissen. She has been voted Most Popular Author[2] in Denmark four times, received several prizes and grants[3] and her novels have been published in 31 countries.

She was born in Copenhagen and grew up in Hvalsø Denmark. After working as a waitress, she trained in graphic arts and publishing, working as the graphic coordinator at Denmark's Gyldendal publishing house.

Blædel founded the "Sara B" crime fiction publishing company in 1993, and in 1995 she started work as a journalist. She worked on several television series a presenter, researcher, project manager, and editor[4] before becoming an author.


Novels

Scandinavia

Blædel's first novel was Grønt støv, first published in Denmark in 2004, followed by Kald mig prinsesse (2005), Kun ét liv (2007), Aldrig mere fri (2008), Hævnens gudinde (2009), Dødsengelen (2010), and De glemte piger (2011). Until 2008, Blædel's books were published in Denmark by Lindhardt and Ringhof. Since 2008, her publisher has been People's Press.

Blædel's publications in other Scandinavian countries include:

North America

The Forgotten Girls

In May, 2013, Grand Central Publishing bought The Forgotten Girls and the next book in the Louise Rick series.[5]

Europe

Asia

Other Publications

References

External links

(1) Official Web Site of Sara Blædel
(2) Video interview with Sara Blædel in English
(3) Sara Blædel's Facebook page
(4) Official Danish bibliography
(5) Article on Sara Blædel on Danish Wikipedia

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