A Harmless Lie
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- Author：Sara Blaedel
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Summary
A woman is haunted by a heartwrenching decision she made as a teenager in this darkly atmospheric， deeply emotional thriller from #1 internationally bestselling global superstar Sara Blaedel。
Detective Louise Rick is on a beach in Thailand when the panicked call from her father comes through。 Louise′s beloved brother， Mikkel， has attempted suicide。 His wife， Trine， left him days earlier， walking out the door one day with no warning and leaving Mikkel devastated。
Louise rushes home to Osted， the small， insular Danish town where she grew up and where Mikkel still lives。 But the more Louise learns about Trine--a devoted wife and the mother of two young children--and her state of mind in the days before she left Mikkel， the more Louise begins to wonder whether Trine really meant to leave him。 Or whether something much darker may have taken place。
As the local police begin to suspect that Mikkel may have had a hand in Trine's disappearance， Louise struggles to clear his name but is forced to confront some hard truths: Small towns always hide secrets。 The past always comes back to haunt you。 And lies are never harmless。
Detective Louise Rick is on a beach in Thailand when the panicked call from her father comes through。 Louise′s beloved brother， Mikkel， has attempted suicide。 His wife， Trine， left him days earlier， walking out the door one day with no warning and leaving Mikkel devastated。
Louise rushes home to Osted， the small， insular Danish town where she grew up and where Mikkel still lives。 But the more Louise learns about Trine--a devoted wife and the mother of two young children--and her state of mind in the days before she left Mikkel， the more Louise begins to wonder whether Trine really meant to leave him。 Or whether something much darker may have taken place。
As the local police begin to suspect that Mikkel may have had a hand in Trine's disappearance， Louise struggles to clear his name but is forced to confront some hard truths: Small towns always hide secrets。 The past always comes back to haunt you。 And lies are never harmless。
Reviews
Thebooktrail
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Visit the locations in the novelIf you haven't read a Blaedel book before then you really need to。Gripping Danish drama with great characterisation and a chilling setting Visit the locations in the novelIf you haven't read a Blaedel book before then you really need to。Gripping Danish drama with great characterisation and a chilling setting 。。。more
Diane S ☔
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I have a soft spot for these Nordic mysteries and I've read several in this series。 Louise Rick is a character I've come to know and appreciate。 This outing finds Louise trying to come to terms with a personal heartbreak when's case is brought right to her doorstep。 A missing teenager，who went missing 20 years previously， body is found and it has ties to the present concerning Louise's own brother and sister in law。A well constructed book， and another positive entry in this series。 Things are ne I have a soft spot for these Nordic mysteries and I've read several in this series。 Louise Rick is a character I've come to know and appreciate。 This outing finds Louise trying to come to terms with a personal heartbreak when's case is brought right to her doorstep。 A missing teenager，who went missing 20 years previously， body is found and it has ties to the present concerning Louise's own brother and sister in law。A well constructed book， and another positive entry in this series。 Things are never as straightforward as they appear。 Was quite surprised by the way it ended and wonder where Louise will end up next。 。。。more
Valerie Tonsor
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Did realize it was part of a series， but definitely can be read stand alone！
Shelley Lawrence
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4。5 starsI am a big fan of the Louise Rick detective series set in Denmark。 Louise is a smart， savvy， flawed， but inspirational character who solves crimes， often with the help of her journalist friend， Camilla， working on a concurrent editorial piece。 Louise is devoted， hard-working and in this mystery， her traits work in favor of her family。 Louise is drawn in from vacation when she receives notice that her brother has attempted suicide upon finding out that his wife has left he and his two yo 4。5 starsI am a big fan of the Louise Rick detective series set in Denmark。 Louise is a smart， savvy， flawed， but inspirational character who solves crimes， often with the help of her journalist friend， Camilla， working on a concurrent editorial piece。 Louise is devoted， hard-working and in this mystery， her traits work in favor of her family。 Louise is drawn in from vacation when she receives notice that her brother has attempted suicide upon finding out that his wife has left he and his two young children， yet again。 But things aren’t always what they seem and life is far more complex than meets the eye。 The same is true in this case。 Meanwhile， Camilla is called to investigate remains that have been recently discovered of a body from a missing girl whom Camilla used to know。 What’s intriguing is that Louise’s missing sister-in-law was in the close-knit friend group of the missing girl， and present on the night she disappeared， many years ago。 A Harmless Lie is an interesting， well-written， cleverly plotted mystery layered with secrets and stories untold。 It’s creepy and rather disturbing in sections， but Louise’s tenacious approach to solving crimes and helping others always perseveres。 I find this to be a highly addictive series and I’m thrilled that the author has resumed writing the Louise Rick story。 。。。more
Danyelle Jackson
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I should really start searching books before I randomly pick up new ones up from the library！！Until I finished "A Harmless Lie" - Sara BlaedelDid I realized NOW that I'm finished。。。 she has written a whole series on Louise Rick the detective！！ 🤦♀️⭐️⭐️⭐️Small towns always hide secrets。 The past always comes back to haunt you。 And lies are never harmless。Louise was called home from her Thailand vacation because her brother had tried to commit suicide after his wife（Trine） left him for the 2nd tim I should really start searching books before I randomly pick up new ones up from the library！！Until I finished "A Harmless Lie" - Sara BlaedelDid I realized NOW that I'm finished。。。 she has written a whole series on Louise Rick the detective！！ 🤦♀️⭐️⭐️⭐️Small towns always hide secrets。 The past always comes back to haunt you。 And lies are never harmless。Louise was called home from her Thailand vacation because her brother had tried to commit suicide after his wife（Trine） left him for the 2nd time。 As she started checking into her sister in laws leaving and why， it becomes a mystery of where she is and what has happened to her。 All while the news is unraveling about a body that jas been found from a unsolved lost teenager case from 1995。 Long and behold they both connect together and all the secret comes out。 It was a great read， twist and mystery！ Love！ Now to find some of her other books and check them out！😁 。。。more
Sara D
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So I listened to six hours of this and it never got my attention and I couldn’t finish it！
Dundee Library
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This was the first book that I've in this series and it will probably be my last。 Keeping track of the numerous characters was a chore。 Every time I picked it up to start reading it， I had to re-figure out who everyone was。 The book has a few story lines 。 A couple connect together and maybe if I had read the previous books （I did not realize it was a series when I got it） I might have understood why the other story lines were in there。The main story line is about a girl who went missing in 1995 This was the first book that I've in this series and it will probably be my last。 Keeping track of the numerous characters was a chore。 Every time I picked it up to start reading it， I had to re-figure out who everyone was。 The book has a few story lines 。 A couple connect together and maybe if I had read the previous books （I did not realize it was a series when I got it） I might have understood why the other story lines were in there。The main story line is about a girl who went missing in 1995 and her remains have just been found。 Detective Louise Rick is not officially on the case but is conducting her own investigation。 I figured out one story line but one kept me guessing until the end。 。。。more
Bruin Mccon
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Do not read this book if you are claustrophobic！A young woman’s body is found tucked into a narrow crevice and blocked by a fallen tree。 She disappeared twenty years ago as a girl on a class trip。 Turns out journalist Camilla and police detective Louise， BFFs， are both connected to this girl。 Louise’s brother is married to one of the missing girl’s classmates and Camilla comes to town to interview her。 Alas she has disappeared too。 Camilla and Louise are on the trail。This novel is well into the Do not read this book if you are claustrophobic！A young woman’s body is found tucked into a narrow crevice and blocked by a fallen tree。 She disappeared twenty years ago as a girl on a class trip。 Turns out journalist Camilla and police detective Louise， BFFs， are both connected to this girl。 Louise’s brother is married to one of the missing girl’s classmates and Camilla comes to town to interview her。 Alas she has disappeared too。 Camilla and Louise are on the trail。This novel is well into the series yet it’s my first and I was able to jump right in。 。。。more
Dagmar Jensen
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Nøj hvor en spændende bog。 Jeg slugte hver en side， og nød at følge Louise og Camilla， i hver deres opklaring af sagen om den forsvundne teenagepige Susan。 Det var også spændende at følge med i hver deres familieliv， eller mangel på samme。 Dog var det lidt svært at følge med i hvornår， vi følger Louise eller hvornår vi følger Camilla， synes jeg。 Deraf ikke helt fuld stjerne rating。 Jeg giver bogen 4 ud af 5 stjerner。
Debbie
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This was another fabulous instalment by the author and I am loving this series。 Cannot wait to read more。
Laurel Patric
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Detective Louise Rick is licking her relationship wounds in Thailand， but rushes home when her brother's wife disappears and Mikkel tries to commit suicide。 Despite her best efforts， Louise is drawn into Trine's disappearance and how it might be related to another girl who disappeared seventeen years previously。 Detective Louise Rick is licking her relationship wounds in Thailand， but rushes home when her brother's wife disappears and Mikkel tries to commit suicide。 Despite her best efforts， Louise is drawn into Trine's disappearance and how it might be related to another girl who disappeared seventeen years previously。 。。。more
starrgaze。
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"Fear has a way of growing when you’re alone。"This book was a nice surprise to me。 I loved the nordic vibes and the overall very different mood than the usual American crime/thriller books give。 I think I liked best Mikkel's sub-plot and was only deeply moved by his character and portrayal （psst and the fact that he absolutely fit being portrayed by Joel Kinnaman in my head。。。 now that would be an interesting turn of events if this story gets turned into a movie because it has a great potential） "Fear has a way of growing when you’re alone。"This book was a nice surprise to me。 I loved the nordic vibes and the overall very different mood than the usual American crime/thriller books give。 I think I liked best Mikkel's sub-plot and was only deeply moved by his character and portrayal （psst and the fact that he absolutely fit being portrayed by Joel Kinnaman in my head。。。 now that would be an interesting turn of events if this story gets turned into a movie because it has a great potential）。 The other characters and the whole mystery didn't necessarily grab me that much but the execution was done quite decently。 I'll definitely consider reading more books by this author。“I don’t want to be here any longer，” he said， so weakly that the words barely made it out of his mouth。“Here？ At the hospital？”He shook his head。 “Here in life。 I don’t think I have it in me to deal with things。” 。。。more
Diane
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The newest installment of the Detective Louise Rick series from Sara Blaedel。 Not sure if she's using a new translater or that I have gotten used to the translation！ Anyway， my primary issue was always some startling expressions that I figured had to do with the translation。 Very good mystery and additional information on Louise Rick and her decisions regarding her personal life and work life。 The newest installment of the Detective Louise Rick series from Sara Blaedel。 Not sure if she's using a new translater or that I have gotten used to the translation！ Anyway， my primary issue was always some startling expressions that I figured had to do with the translation。 Very good mystery and additional information on Louise Rick and her decisions regarding her personal life and work life。 。。。more
Leslie Schoeb
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I was so excited that This Louise Rick series was finally back and it did not disappoint。 My only complaint is that there aren’t more books in the series to read， but I’m hoping there are more books in the works。
Jayne Bartrand
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This is the second book I’ve read by this author and the first Louise Rick。 I love how the partnership of Louise the detective and Camilla the reporter drive the plot。
Elisabeth
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Sara Blaedel is a wonderful writer。 I’ve enjoyed the Louise Rick series over the years， and this one is one of the best。 Very suspenseful， with characters experiencing deep emotions so we really connect with them。 The two main mysteries （what happened to Trine in the present， and what happened to Susan in the past） and the side stories （Louise’s breakup with Eik， and the Marcus and Julia storyline） are all powerfully told。 Very hard to put this book down。
Margaret Pillay
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Ok
Ann
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Pleased to see this author and her police detective character back。
Connie J
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Very quick read， two mysteries for the price of one but the ending had some holes in it， otherwise it was good
Denise
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This is the 10th book in a series featuring Louise Rick， a detective with the Copenhagen police。 I’ve read most of the installments in this collection and feel it is best to not view this one as a starting point or standalone。Louise is on leave prior to taking a new position and vacationing in Thailand where she’s just been left behind as her son and her partner， Eik and his daughter， have gone on without her。 Her future plans now on hold， Louise is more than wiling to rush home when she gets a This is the 10th book in a series featuring Louise Rick， a detective with the Copenhagen police。 I’ve read most of the installments in this collection and feel it is best to not view this one as a starting point or standalone。Louise is on leave prior to taking a new position and vacationing in Thailand where she’s just been left behind as her son and her partner， Eik and his daughter， have gone on without her。 Her future plans now on hold， Louise is more than wiling to rush home when she gets a call that her brother Mikkel has attempted suicide because his wife， Trine， had left him。 Once she arrives home in Osted， Louise learns that there is a lot more going on。 Her brother is now a suspect in Trine’s disappearance。 Meanwhile， the body of a young girl who vanished over 25 years ago while on a school trip has been found。 At loose ends， Louise decides to help the police clear Mikkel’s name and figure out what happened to Trine。 It becomes clear， however， that the recently unearthed body and Trine， along with her old schoolmates， might be connected。This was an OK read but the plot really didn’t grab me and I wasn’t pulled along by any great suspense or gripping story。 I like Louise as as character and also some of the others mentioned in the novel are familiar as well。 I will definitely read the next book， but I hope there will be more substance to it and that Louise will get her personal and professional life back on track。Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Dutton for the e-book ARC to read and review。 。。。more
Birthe Andersen
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Sjovt når man voksede op tæt på osted og senere flyttede til Roskilde， og er halvt bornholmer。 Det kommer pludselig ind under huden på en anden måde。 Den kan godt anbefales
Dee
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Skipped thru some of this。 Wasn’t really much of a mystery
Cindy
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3。5 stars
Suzanne
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This was an interesting book about 4 young girls and how the lies they told when they were 13 come back to haunt them。 I really enjoyed the protagonist， Detective Louise Rick。 I have read other novels that featured this detective and I like her。
Jessica Frank
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This was hard to follow。 I couldn't keep up with the multiple characters as they all read the same。 I didn't really care about the past tragedy because I felt nothing for the story or characters。 Not a great or even good read。 This was hard to follow。 I couldn't keep up with the multiple characters as they all read the same。 I didn't really care about the past tragedy because I felt nothing for the story or characters。 Not a great or even good read。 。。。more
Bookreporter。com Mystery & Thriller
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I’m usually the type who needs to start any kind of series from the beginning。 Heck， I’m the kind of person who dislikes walking into a movie five minutes after it starts。 So， although I wouldn’t normally pick up a mystery series for the first time and dive right into book #10， I’ve heard enough glowing things about Sara Blaedel’s Detective Louise Rick series that I decided to give this latest installment a try。A HARMLESS LIE starts with a gut-punch of a scene set in 1995。 A girl， having just su I’m usually the type who needs to start any kind of series from the beginning。 Heck， I’m the kind of person who dislikes walking into a movie five minutes after it starts。 So， although I wouldn’t normally pick up a mystery series for the first time and dive right into book #10， I’ve heard enough glowing things about Sara Blaedel’s Detective Louise Rick series that I decided to give this latest installment a try。A HARMLESS LIE starts with a gut-punch of a scene set in 1995。 A girl， having just survived a serious blow to the head， retreats into a cave to find shelter。 From there， the narrative cuts away to the present day， and to a beach in Phuket， Thailand， where Louise Rick is spending some time resting and recuperating prior to a new assignment as a homicide detective （she previously had been involved in missing persons）。Unbeknownst to everyone other than the people involved， Louise is also nursing a broken heart。 Her partner has expressed a desire to focus on building his relationship with his newly discovered birth daughter rather than resuming his romance with Louise。 The two of them， along with Louise’s foster son， have continued on to the next leg in their planned around-the-world trip， while Louise has elected to stay behind in Thailand。But her self-reflection and self-pity are abruptly interrupted when she receives an urgent message from home。 Her beloved brother， Mikkel， has attempted suicide。 Louise rushes back to Denmark， relieved that Mikkel has survived and disappointed to learn that his wife， Trine， has abruptly left him。 This isn’t the first time she has abandoned him and their children， but this time was a complete surprise。 They were getting along， and Trine took hardly any personal possessions when she disappeared。Coincidentally （or perhaps not）， the body of a long-missing teenager （remember that opening scene？） has just been found in a cave。 It turns out that Trine was the girl’s classmate， and one of the last people to see her alive before she disappeared on a class trip back in 1995。 Now it’s looking more and more like Trine perhaps didn’t leave her family of her own accord。 The police suspect that Mikkel might have been involved in her disappearance， but Louise is determined to clear his name。 Meanwhile， Louise’s friend， reporter Camilla Lind， starts tracking down other classmates from that ill-fated trip --- and discovers some disturbing new details。It certainly can be a bit disorienting to pick up a book that’s part of a well-established series。 What struck me upon first reading is the extent of the tragedies that have marked Louise’s life and the lives of several of those around her。 But Blaedel does an admirable job of alluding to past events that remain relevant to the current plot without getting bogged down in too-extensive exposition。 The narrative moves back and forth between the events leading up to the girl’s 1995 disappearance， and Louise and Camilla’s present-day investigations into those events。It’s clear why Sara Blaedel has been named Denmark’s most popular novelist several years running。 She’s adept at both constructing a propulsive plot and giving her characters rich and complex inner lives。 This might have been my first foray into her books， but it certainly won’t be my last。Reviewed by Norah Piehl 。。。more
Robyn Martin
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B+。 Audible
Augie
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Although this is a new book in an older series， the author did a good job of getting the reader up to speed with the characters and back stories within the first few chapters。 Therefore， the book stands on its own and you don’t need to first read the older books， before this new one。
Amalie Østergaard
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It was a very good-written story， and it had a lot of mysteries。 I like when it takes some time， before you know something about the situation， and gets a hint to， who the bad one/murder/kidnapper is。
CaraDico
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*Thank you to Penguin Group Dutton， Sara Blaedel， and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review*Previously published at https://www。mysteryandsuspense。com/a-。。。“Just because something isn’t a lie does not mean that it isn’t deceptive。 A liar knows that he is a liar， but one who speaks mere portions of truth in order to deceive is a craftsman of destruction。”― Criss JamiDespite having not read the first 8 volumes of the Detective Louise Rick series by Sara Blaedel， it immediately imme *Thank you to Penguin Group Dutton， Sara Blaedel， and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review*Previously published at https://www。mysteryandsuspense。com/a-。。。“Just because something isn’t a lie does not mean that it isn’t deceptive。 A liar knows that he is a liar， but one who speaks mere portions of truth in order to deceive is a craftsman of destruction。”― Criss JamiDespite having not read the first 8 volumes of the Detective Louise Rick series by Sara Blaedel， it immediately immersed me in the story of Louise Rick。 A Harmless Lie is written with the intention of Blaedel not assuming that everyone has read the entire series。 I did not feel I was missing anything， but had the urge to go back and read the first eight books， as this book was that good。 Louise Rick is in Thailand， on sabbatical for several months before returning home to take a position as Head of Homicide in Copenhagen。 She is with her fiancé， his daughter and her foster son， Jonas。 Unexpectedly， her fiancé breaks up with her and they leave her alone on the island。 When she gets a call to come back to Osted， as her brother has attempted suicide after his partner has left him for the second time。 Louise returns to Osted， only to find a catatonic Mikkel and that he is being investigated for the disappearance of Trine， his partner。Camilla， a journalist and Louise’s best friend， is researching a story about a decades-old disappearance of Susan Dahlgaard， a fourteen-year-old girl who disappeared during a field trip from Osted school。 Susan’s body has just been found in a cave in Echo Valley， near where the class is staying。 Despite Louise being on sabbatical， she becomes involved in the mystery of why Susan ended up in a cave on this field trip。 She believes Susan’s disappearance has something to do with Trine’s disappearance。 When other members of the same group that were with Susan on the field trip disappear also， Louise’s gut tells her they are all connected。The author has a writing style that makes it easy to get caught up in the story。 While there are many heavy themes， including suicide， kidnapping， insecticide （really！） and bullying， nothing is told in detail。 Rather， the reader is outside the story looking in。 I could feel the tension building as more women disappeared。 Louise looks to Mona， an outcast at the time of Susan’s disappearance， and an eyewitness to certain events that happened after。 All will definitely surprise the reader with the twists in this story。 Rarely， I am at a loss as to who the culprit is， but I could not figure this one out。 The ending was a surprise， and I did not see it coming。 。。。more
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