Sara Blædel
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Sara Blædel (born 6 August 1964), daughter of journalist Leif Blædel and actress Annegrethe Nissen, is a Danish author and journalist best known for her murder mysteries featuring Louise Rick.[1] She has been voted Most Popular Author[2] in Denmark three times, received several prizes and grants[3] and her novels have been published in 16 countries.
She was born in Copenhagen and grew up in Hvalsø. After working as a waitress at age 18, she went on to train in graphic arts and publishing. She worked as the graphic coordinator at Denmark's Gyldendal publishing house.
Blædel founded the "Sara B" crime fiction publishing house in 1993, and in 1995 she started work as a journalist. She has been working in television since 2001 as a researcher, project manager, and editor for various programmes.[4][5]
Her first novel was Green Dust (Grønt støv), published in Danish in 2004. Her first murder mystery published in English was Call Me Princess (Pegasus, 2011).[6]. Her second English language book, "Only One Life" (Pegasus, 2012)[7] comes out in the US on July 1st, 2012. She is published in Denmark by People's Press.
Bibliography
- Anne-Marie- dronning uden rige (Anne-Marie: Queen without a Kingdom), 2000, about the Danish Princess Anne-Marie.
- Trods modvind - om at komme videre (Despite the Headwind—Making Headway), 2002, six interviews with Hans Engell, Ritt Bjerregaard, Jarl Friis-Mikkelsen, Ditte Gråbøl, Mimi Jacobsen and Flemming Enevold.
- Grønt støv (Green Dust), (novel), 2004, featuring Detective Louise Rick and her best friend, journalist Camilla Lind.
- Kald mig prinsesse (Call Me Princess), (novel), 2005 (U.S. edition 2011), her second novel featuring Louise Rick.
- Kun ét liv (Only One Life), (novel), 2007 (U.S. edition forthcoming 2012)
- Aldrig mere fri (Farewell to Freedom), (novel), 2008
- Hævnens Gudinde (The Goddess of Revenge), (novel), 2009
- Dødsenglen (The Angel of Death), (novel), 2010
- De Glemte Piger (The Forgotten Girls), (novel), 2011
References
- ^ http://sarablaedel.com/louise/ Sara Blædel's homepage
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-llAWaTShA Video of Sara Blædel receiving the Author of the Year prize in 2010 (in Danish)
- ^ http://www.litteraturpriser.dk/aut/BS.htm#BSaraBlaedel Recipients of Danish prizes and grants
- ^ http://www.nordinagency.se/?id=237&type=fiction Nordin Agency homepage
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1545969/ IMDB Movie Database
- ^ http://sarablaedel.com/books-2/call-me-princess/ Sara Blædel's homepage
- ^ http://sarablaedel.com/books-2/only-one-lifekun-et-liv/ Sara Blædel's homepage
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