The Daughter
The Daughter by Sara Blaedel, published by Grand Central Publishing on April 30, 2019, is a 736-page novel that explores the complexities of family ties and the shadows of the past. The story follows Ilka Nichols Jensen, a school-portrait photographer in Copenhagen, whose life is upended when she learns of her estranged father’s death and his unexpected bequest: a funeral home in Racine, Wisconsin. Driven by a desire to connect with the father she never knew, Ilka embarks on a journey that leads her into a web of crime and deceit.
As Ilka navigates her father’s legacy, she uncovers an unsolved murder that intertwines with her own quest for identity. The narrative delves into themes of mystery and suspense, highlighting the challenges of family life and the dangers lurking in small-town settings. Readers will find themselves immersed in a gripping tale where uncovering the truth becomes a matter of survival, as Ilka’s search for answers reveals dark secrets that could threaten her life.
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A daughter’s unexpected inheritance following her estranged father’s death plunges her into a web of crime and deceit in small-town Wisconsin in the latest emotionally taut novel from Sara Blaedel, a writer Karin Slaughter calls “a force to be reckoned with” and whose books have sold over 3 million copies worldwide.
School-portrait photographer Ilka Nichols Jensen is leading a modest, regimented, anything-but-extraordinary life in Copenhagen when unexpected news rocks her quiet existence: Her father–who walked out suddenly and inexplicably on the family more than three decades ago, and whom she hasn’t heard from since–has died. And, even more surprising, he’s left her something. His funeral home. In Racine, Wisconsin. Desperate for a connection to the parent she never really knew, Ilka makes an uncharacteristically rash decision and jumps on a plane to the United States.
There she stumbles on an unsolved murder and into the path of a killer. Suddenly, learning everything she can about the man who was her father becomes a matter of life and death–because what Ilka doesn’t know might just kill her . . .
“Compelling and unique, THE DAUGHTER delves into a dark and fascinating world rarely explored in suspense fiction. Sara Blaedel knows how to reel in her readers and keep them utterly transfixed.” –Tess Gerritsen
“One of the best I’ve come across.” –Michael Connelly
“Crime-writer superstar Sara Blaedel’s great skill is in weaving a heartbreaking social history into an edge-of-your-chair thriller.” –Oprah.com
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