The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 14 books · 2004 to 2022 · Mostly set in Copenhagen

Sara Blaedel

Crime and mysteryThriller and suspensePolice proceduralAmateur sleuthPsychological suspense

Danish writer Sara Blaedel follows Louise Rick, a Copenhagen homicide detective, and her journalist friend Camilla Lind, and in a second series Ilka Jensen, a Danish photographer who inherits her estranged father's funeral home in Wisconsin.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. Years are of the Danish editions.

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Sara Blaedel books in order

Each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.

Louise Rick

11 books · Set in CopenhagenPolice procedural
  1. 1The Midnight Witness2004With Louise RickBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Call Me Princess2005With Louise RickBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Only One Life2007With Louise RickBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Farewell to Freedom2008With Louise RickBuy on Amazon
  5. 5The Running Girl2009With Louise RickBuy on Amazon
  6. 6The Stolen Angel2010With Louise RickBuy on Amazon
  7. 7The Forgotten Girls2011With Louise RickBuy on Amazon
  8. 8The Killing Forest2013With Louise RickBuy on Amazon
  9. 9The Lost Woman2014With Louise RickBuy on Amazon
  10. 10A Mother's Love2020With Louise RickBuy on Amazon
  11. 11A Harmless Lie2022With Louise RickBuy on Amazon

Family Secrets

3 books · Set in Racine, WisconsinAmateur sleuthPsychological suspense
  1. 1The Undertaker's Daughter2016With Ilka JensenBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Her Father's Secret2017With Ilka JensenBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Third Sister2019With Ilka JensenBuy on Amazon

Characters

4 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Copenhagen

Racine, Wisconsin