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Η σφαίρα διαπερνά το παράθυρο της κουζίνας και σκοτώνει την άτυχη Σόφι ακαριαία. Αν και ζούσε στην Αγγλία, η Σόφι ήταν Δανή υπήκοος και, μάλιστα, βρισκόταν στη λίστα των αγνοουμένων για σχεδόν δύο δεκαετίες.
Την υπόθεση αναλαμβάνει η ντετέκτιβ Λουίσε Ρικ, αλλά τα πράγματα περιπλέκονται ραγδαία όταν αποκαλύπτεται πως αυτός που είχε δηλώσει την εξαφάνιση του θύματος πριν από δεκαοχτώ χρόνια είναι ο συνάδελφος και εραστής της Λουίσε. Εκείνος καταλήγει στη φυλακή ως ύποπτος της δολοφονίας της Σόφι και η Λουίσε ξεκινά μια τρελή καταδίωξη του πραγματικού δολοφόνου χωρίς κανένα σύμμαχο στο πλευρό της - έχοντας πλήρη επίγνωση ότι αυτή η υπόθεση είναι η σημαντικότερη της καριέρας της...
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Την υπόθεση αναλαμβάνει η ντετέκτιβ Λουίσε Ρικ, αλλά τα πράγματα περιπλέκονται ραγδαία όταν αποκαλύπτεται πως αυτός που είχε δηλώσει την εξαφάνιση του θύματος πριν από δεκαοχτώ χρόνια είναι ο συνάδελφος και εραστής της Λουίσε. Εκείνος καταλήγει στη φυλακή ως ύποπτος της δολοφονίας της Σόφι και η Λουίσε ξεκινά μια τρελή καταδίωξη του πραγματικού δολοφόνου χωρίς κανένα σύμμαχο στο πλευρό της - έχοντας πλήρη επίγνωση ότι αυτή η υπόθεση είναι η σημαντικότερη της καριέρας της...
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310 pages, Paperback
First published February 7, 2017
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About the author
Sara Blaedel
35 books2,026 followersSara Blaedel is the author of the #1 international bestselling series featuring Detective Louise Rick. Her books are published in thirty-seven countries. In 2014 Sara was voted Denmark’s most popular novelist for the fourth time. She is also a recipient of the Golden Laurel, Denmark’s most prestigious literary award.
In 2016 she published the first book "The Undertakers Daughter" in a new trilogy set in Racine, Wisconsin:
Already widowed by the age of forty, Ilka Nichols Jensen, a school portrait photographer, leads a modest, regimented, and uneventful life in Copenhagen. Until unexpected news rocks her quiet existence: Her father–who walked out suddenly and inexplicably on the family more than three decades ago–has died. And he’s left her something in his will: his funeral home. In Racine, Wisconsin.
In 2016 she published the first book "The Undertakers Daughter" in a new trilogy set in Racine, Wisconsin:
Already widowed by the age of forty, Ilka Nichols Jensen, a school portrait photographer, leads a modest, regimented, and uneventful life in Copenhagen. Until unexpected news rocks her quiet existence: Her father–who walked out suddenly and inexplicably on the family more than three decades ago–has died. And he’s left her something in his will: his funeral home. In Racine, Wisconsin.
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October 2, 2017
3.5 stars
Not only is there a HUGE gaping hole in this plot, there’s one in my heart now, too. This didn’t come close to being everything I hoped it would be. One of my most anticipated reads of 2017, I was sure The Lost Woman would deliver even more of what I loved most about The Forgotten Girls and The Killing Forest—Louise and Eik. I thought this was their big chance. The payoff for all of the tension and possibility that’s been surrounding them for a few books now. Sadly, I was wrong.
This started off so promising. Louise and Eik have been living together for the past six months and they’re happy. It’s hard for Louise to admit, but things are actually good. Until her lover and Search Department partner, Eik steps out for a pack of smokes and disappears.
This is where Sara Blaedel shines, in my opinion. She manages to deliver such a realism and likability to her characters, despite their issues. While the cases are interesting and all, it's the characters that have kept me coming back, time and again. The indecisiveness dripping off of Louise in this situation is palpable. She’s wavering between thoughts of being a girlfriend that’s too controlling and doubting that Eik would just up and leave without a word. She swings from one end of the emotional gamut to the other and honestly, who wouldn’t? I was right there with her, worried one minute and ready to throttle Eik the next.
Especially when he turns up hundreds of miles away, in a cell, hungover and not really willing to provide any answers. That was the major flaw in this story for me and what I’m referring to as the huge gaping hole —the complete lack of dialogue between Louise and Eik. Which, I have to say, was beyond frustrating. How is it that Louise never once confronts Eik and demands some type of explanation? The storyline begged for more communication and emotion between them. Something, anything really, to cement the deep connection I thought they shared. Even a simple acknowledgement that he hurt her was non-existent. Instead, they avoided each other, for almost the entire book, while she worked the case.
The dead woman, at the center of the investigation, turns out to be none other than the missing girlfriend that’s been haunting Eik for the last eighteen years. It was a little predictable, easy to pinpoint the killer and manage a guess at the subsequent outcome, but the case itself was still quite interesting. It dealt with the controversial topic of assisted suicide and the many factors that encompasses.
A little clinical, to-the-point and wrapped up in a way that actually felt too happily ever after, I can’t say it was my favorite of the series. Talk about sweeping things under the rug. There just wasn’t enough of an acknowledgement of what went down or emotional moments between Louise and Eik for me to fully wallow in their little family unit. That's not to say I won't be jumping at the chance to read another book from this cast of characters.
*THANK YOU to Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for an honest review.
Not only is there a HUGE gaping hole in this plot, there’s one in my heart now, too. This didn’t come close to being everything I hoped it would be. One of my most anticipated reads of 2017, I was sure The Lost Woman would deliver even more of what I loved most about The Forgotten Girls and The Killing Forest—Louise and Eik. I thought this was their big chance. The payoff for all of the tension and possibility that’s been surrounding them for a few books now. Sadly, I was wrong.
This started off so promising. Louise and Eik have been living together for the past six months and they’re happy. It’s hard for Louise to admit, but things are actually good. Until her lover and Search Department partner, Eik steps out for a pack of smokes and disappears.
This is where Sara Blaedel shines, in my opinion. She manages to deliver such a realism and likability to her characters, despite their issues. While the cases are interesting and all, it's the characters that have kept me coming back, time and again. The indecisiveness dripping off of Louise in this situation is palpable. She’s wavering between thoughts of being a girlfriend that’s too controlling and doubting that Eik would just up and leave without a word. She swings from one end of the emotional gamut to the other and honestly, who wouldn’t? I was right there with her, worried one minute and ready to throttle Eik the next.
Especially when he turns up hundreds of miles away, in a cell, hungover and not really willing to provide any answers. That was the major flaw in this story for me and what I’m referring to as the huge gaping hole —the complete lack of dialogue between Louise and Eik. Which, I have to say, was beyond frustrating. How is it that Louise never once confronts Eik and demands some type of explanation? The storyline begged for more communication and emotion between them. Something, anything really, to cement the deep connection I thought they shared. Even a simple acknowledgement that he hurt her was non-existent. Instead, they avoided each other, for almost the entire book, while she worked the case.
The dead woman, at the center of the investigation, turns out to be none other than the missing girlfriend that’s been haunting Eik for the last eighteen years. It was a little predictable, easy to pinpoint the killer and manage a guess at the subsequent outcome, but the case itself was still quite interesting. It dealt with the controversial topic of assisted suicide and the many factors that encompasses.
A little clinical, to-the-point and wrapped up in a way that actually felt too happily ever after, I can’t say it was my favorite of the series. Talk about sweeping things under the rug. There just wasn’t enough of an acknowledgement of what went down or emotional moments between Louise and Eik for me to fully wallow in their little family unit. That's not to say I won't be jumping at the chance to read another book from this cast of characters.
*THANK YOU to Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for an honest review.
March 15, 2017
3.5 STARS
I haven’t seen much in the way of the original series covers, but the book jackets for Sara Blaedel’s US books are fantastic. They draw you right in and have a clean feeling that is extremely appealing to the eye, while also containing fantastic stories inside that have you hooked throughout. Blaedel is a pro at not only including a fantastic case (usually some form of murder mystery or missing persons event) but drawing you in with her reoccurring characters and their personal lives as well. While I believe this is her most gorgeous cover to date and this entry had a lot of things going for it, The Lost Woman wasn’t quite up to par with what I have come to expect from a Louise Rick book.
Once again, the author has created an atmospheric and almost cinematic backdrop for our story; it’s one of the things I love most about reading her books. I always feel like I’m immediately consumed by another world, and there is always a dark and heavy oppression that is commonly felt with these nordic noir novels. I was lucky enough to have a chunk of time to pick this up while my kids napped on a day with nasty weather; talk about a perfect time to read noir! Three hours later, my kids were waking up and I had finished the entire book. I can’t speak for everyone, but my problems did not lie within the pacing or the ability to hold my attention throughout.
If you are a fan of the series, you will likely still find these components in tact and enjoy the comfort and familiarity of Louise as a professional, but my problems mainly stemmed from her relationship with Eik. I found many of the same issues with this section as my friend Melissa (find her review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...), mainly in the lack of credibility given to L & E’s relationship and the issues that arise. Here we have a couple who the author has slowly brought together and are currently in a happy, healthy relationship. After a turn of events in this book however, it made me wonder how happy and healthy it truly could be after the actions and reactions surrounding their personal relationship here. I understand people hide secrets and that some books focus on unearthing those, but that wasn’t the set up for this situation; it was more just a lack of communication between the two that felt, well… awkward.
The case and mystery surrounding “the lost woman” was fairly strong in my opinion, and while I felt the ending was slightly underwhelming, it was well written and riddled with emotion and some seriously thought-provoking content. Those with a trigger for things related to suicide may want to skip this one, although it’s not overly graphic as a topic. Even with the issues I had relating to this story, I still feel Blaedel is a strong author that I will continue to follow, as I love this series dearly and want to see where she takes it. Fans of the series will still find a comfortable familiarity with Louise in this book and will appreciate some of the loose ends from previous books being wrapped up. Overall, really glad I read this one and did enjoy it; I just wished for more dialogue between Louise and Eik (as Melissa mentioned above) and hope to see some sort of progression in their personal life moving forward.
*Many thanks to Grand Central Publishing and Abby @CrimeByTheBook for putting this one on my radar!
I haven’t seen much in the way of the original series covers, but the book jackets for Sara Blaedel’s US books are fantastic. They draw you right in and have a clean feeling that is extremely appealing to the eye, while also containing fantastic stories inside that have you hooked throughout. Blaedel is a pro at not only including a fantastic case (usually some form of murder mystery or missing persons event) but drawing you in with her reoccurring characters and their personal lives as well. While I believe this is her most gorgeous cover to date and this entry had a lot of things going for it, The Lost Woman wasn’t quite up to par with what I have come to expect from a Louise Rick book.
Once again, the author has created an atmospheric and almost cinematic backdrop for our story; it’s one of the things I love most about reading her books. I always feel like I’m immediately consumed by another world, and there is always a dark and heavy oppression that is commonly felt with these nordic noir novels. I was lucky enough to have a chunk of time to pick this up while my kids napped on a day with nasty weather; talk about a perfect time to read noir! Three hours later, my kids were waking up and I had finished the entire book. I can’t speak for everyone, but my problems did not lie within the pacing or the ability to hold my attention throughout.
If you are a fan of the series, you will likely still find these components in tact and enjoy the comfort and familiarity of Louise as a professional, but my problems mainly stemmed from her relationship with Eik. I found many of the same issues with this section as my friend Melissa (find her review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...), mainly in the lack of credibility given to L & E’s relationship and the issues that arise. Here we have a couple who the author has slowly brought together and are currently in a happy, healthy relationship. After a turn of events in this book however, it made me wonder how happy and healthy it truly could be after the actions and reactions surrounding their personal relationship here. I understand people hide secrets and that some books focus on unearthing those, but that wasn’t the set up for this situation; it was more just a lack of communication between the two that felt, well… awkward.
The case and mystery surrounding “the lost woman” was fairly strong in my opinion, and while I felt the ending was slightly underwhelming, it was well written and riddled with emotion and some seriously thought-provoking content. Those with a trigger for things related to suicide may want to skip this one, although it’s not overly graphic as a topic. Even with the issues I had relating to this story, I still feel Blaedel is a strong author that I will continue to follow, as I love this series dearly and want to see where she takes it. Fans of the series will still find a comfortable familiarity with Louise in this book and will appreciate some of the loose ends from previous books being wrapped up. Overall, really glad I read this one and did enjoy it; I just wished for more dialogue between Louise and Eik (as Melissa mentioned above) and hope to see some sort of progression in their personal life moving forward.
*Many thanks to Grand Central Publishing and Abby @CrimeByTheBook for putting this one on my radar!
April 9, 2017
3.5*. Hidden in the bushes as the rain pelts down, someone is watching motionless, fixed on his prey. He can see the woman clearly through the kitchen window chatting and laughing with her daughter as the husband enters the room. Not wanting to waste another moment he steadily raises the stock of the gun to his shoulder, adjusts the scope and pulls the trigger. It’s a perfect head shot. The Lost Woman is a strong character driven story concentrating on Louise Rick, head of the police department's elite Special Search Agency charged with missing persons cases located in Copenhagen, along with her police colleague and lover Eik Norstrom. Although an intriguing crime thriller a considerable amount was written on the topic of assisted suicide with various viewpoints on this controversial subject.
** Thank you to Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review. **
** Thank you to Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review. **
February 10, 2017
3.5 A woman is shot through her front window, her teenage daughter sees the shooter. The woman has past ties to Eik , and has been presumed missing for many years. Eik soon disappears and Louis needs to know why. Starts a complicated case, concerning a controversial subject, a case with implications for Eik and presenting a personal and professional challenge for Louise.
Felt this was not as tightly plotted as her previous books in this series. Too much back and forth, maybe the pacing too fasr. Still, I was very interested in the subject, the many different sides to this presented. Not sure how I feel about it, can see both sides. I do admire people that act on their convictions. Not the killer of course. Strong feelings with this subject.
So a little to scattered for me, but I do love this series. Have to see how Eik and Louise get on together. The cases too are always interesting and sometimes very controversial.
ARC from Netgalley.
Felt this was not as tightly plotted as her previous books in this series. Too much back and forth, maybe the pacing too fasr. Still, I was very interested in the subject, the many different sides to this presented. Not sure how I feel about it, can see both sides. I do admire people that act on their convictions. Not the killer of course. Strong feelings with this subject.
So a little to scattered for me, but I do love this series. Have to see how Eik and Louise get on together. The cases too are always interesting and sometimes very controversial.
ARC from Netgalley.
February 7, 2017
The queen of Danish crime thrillers, Sara Blaedel returns following The Killing Forest (2016) and The Forgotten Girls (2015) with her latest, THE LOST WOMAN: Louise Ricks finds herself once again caught up in a web, between her personal and career life, in this highly emotional, well-researched and enthralling mystery suspense.
The saga grips you from page one with the chilling scene of a brutal murder of a forty-four-year-old woman in her home, shot outside Nailsea. Her husband drops the wine glass, and a teen daughter was just leaving. The killer is outside the window in the garden. She was killed with a hunting rifle. Motive?
Louise Rick is dating Eik. Six months earlier he moved in with her and Jonas while Louise’s friend Camilla stayed in Eik’s studio apartment with her husband and son. It had all worked out fine. Markus and Jonas had left for boarding school. Everyone was moving on.
In addition, their relationship is causing some complications at work, due to their living arrangement, since they both worked at the same place. Someone is going to need to transfer. They could not continue to being partners if they are living together.
It was awkward since she could not even mention her partner’s name to anyone else in the department without it sounding suggestive. After this discussion, Eik leaves to run down for a pack of smokes and to walk the dog. He does not return.
Flashing back to 1996, we meet Sofie Parker. A mother with MS. A woman who wants to die with dignity. Her father had died years before.
“But life can take you to a place you don’t want to be, and that’s when I want to be allowed to end it . . . . “
Louise discovers Eik is missing, and Charlie, the German shepherd remains behind. Something was very wrong.
Currently, the woman who was murdered in her home in England is none other than Sofie Parker, a Danish citizen who has been missing for years. Louise is on the case.
In the meantime, when Louise thinks about Eik, she does not know much about his past. He had been sailing in the Mediterranean when his girlfriend suddenly disappeared. Without getting into details he had told her they had quarreled and in the end, he had decided to return to Copenhagen. He learned of the tragedy upon his return to South Harbor. No sign of his girlfriend. The others were found drowned. No sign of her or her belongings.
Louise starts thinking about her relationship with Eik. Was she making him happy and had he not gotten over his love of his girlfriend. They had secrets. She knows all too well the consequences of dark secrets.
Soon the investigation links this dead woman to Sophie and Eik. How could this woman be Sophie, and what does Eik have to do with this woman and her murder? How was he linked to her?
What was he doing in southwestern England? He is arrested. Was Sofie the same woman who disappeared years ago? She had married Nigel Parker. She disappeared for some reason. Now the woman was dead.
Louise wants answers. Why was Eik at the crime scene? Erik Nordstrom was employed by the Danish Search Department. There clearly had to be a misunderstanding.
What happened when this woman disappeared from the boat in Italy? How could Eik just take off for England without telling her? She was his boss and he had disappeared in the middle of the work day, much less her live-in lover, as well. Do not mess with Louise.
Did this man know his wife from Scandinavia? He did not know much about his wife’s mysterious past. Louise is not happy with Eik’s behavior. Furious to say the least. She needed to throw him out. How are the cases connected? What is the motive?
As always, Blaedel delves deeply and tackles highly-charged topics of assisted suicide with skill and finesse, crossing moral gray lines. An ideal choice for book clubs and further discussions.
With the author’s own compelling trademark style of complex plots and her own extensive background she offers great insight into her characters and continues to address controversial social issues and topics with an engaging narrative, and intriguing settings.
No matter what part of the world you are located, Sara always transports you with vivid descriptions and fascinating, well-crafted suspense thrillers. Her extensive research is reflected throughout each of her novels. If you have not read her books, it is a good time to begin your journey! Looking forward to more Louise Ricks.
A special thank you to Grand Central and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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The saga grips you from page one with the chilling scene of a brutal murder of a forty-four-year-old woman in her home, shot outside Nailsea. Her husband drops the wine glass, and a teen daughter was just leaving. The killer is outside the window in the garden. She was killed with a hunting rifle. Motive?
Louise Rick is dating Eik. Six months earlier he moved in with her and Jonas while Louise’s friend Camilla stayed in Eik’s studio apartment with her husband and son. It had all worked out fine. Markus and Jonas had left for boarding school. Everyone was moving on.
In addition, their relationship is causing some complications at work, due to their living arrangement, since they both worked at the same place. Someone is going to need to transfer. They could not continue to being partners if they are living together.
It was awkward since she could not even mention her partner’s name to anyone else in the department without it sounding suggestive. After this discussion, Eik leaves to run down for a pack of smokes and to walk the dog. He does not return.
Flashing back to 1996, we meet Sofie Parker. A mother with MS. A woman who wants to die with dignity. Her father had died years before.
“But life can take you to a place you don’t want to be, and that’s when I want to be allowed to end it . . . . “
Louise discovers Eik is missing, and Charlie, the German shepherd remains behind. Something was very wrong.
Currently, the woman who was murdered in her home in England is none other than Sofie Parker, a Danish citizen who has been missing for years. Louise is on the case.
In the meantime, when Louise thinks about Eik, she does not know much about his past. He had been sailing in the Mediterranean when his girlfriend suddenly disappeared. Without getting into details he had told her they had quarreled and in the end, he had decided to return to Copenhagen. He learned of the tragedy upon his return to South Harbor. No sign of his girlfriend. The others were found drowned. No sign of her or her belongings.
Louise starts thinking about her relationship with Eik. Was she making him happy and had he not gotten over his love of his girlfriend. They had secrets. She knows all too well the consequences of dark secrets.
Soon the investigation links this dead woman to Sophie and Eik. How could this woman be Sophie, and what does Eik have to do with this woman and her murder? How was he linked to her?
What was he doing in southwestern England? He is arrested. Was Sofie the same woman who disappeared years ago? She had married Nigel Parker. She disappeared for some reason. Now the woman was dead.
Louise wants answers. Why was Eik at the crime scene? Erik Nordstrom was employed by the Danish Search Department. There clearly had to be a misunderstanding.
What happened when this woman disappeared from the boat in Italy? How could Eik just take off for England without telling her? She was his boss and he had disappeared in the middle of the work day, much less her live-in lover, as well. Do not mess with Louise.
Did this man know his wife from Scandinavia? He did not know much about his wife’s mysterious past. Louise is not happy with Eik’s behavior. Furious to say the least. She needed to throw him out. How are the cases connected? What is the motive?
As always, Blaedel delves deeply and tackles highly-charged topics of assisted suicide with skill and finesse, crossing moral gray lines. An ideal choice for book clubs and further discussions.
With the author’s own compelling trademark style of complex plots and her own extensive background she offers great insight into her characters and continues to address controversial social issues and topics with an engaging narrative, and intriguing settings.
No matter what part of the world you are located, Sara always transports you with vivid descriptions and fascinating, well-crafted suspense thrillers. Her extensive research is reflected throughout each of her novels. If you have not read her books, it is a good time to begin your journey! Looking forward to more Louise Ricks.
A special thank you to Grand Central and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
JDCMustReadBooks
December 28, 2017
I won a copy of The Lost Woman in a Goodreads Giveaway.
The Lost Woman has a shocking opening. A man is lurking in the underbrush outside a home. He has a good view through the kitchen window and he watches the family inside: a wife, husband and teenage daughter. Suddenly, he aims a gun and shoots the mother dead. Though the murder takes place in England, it will have repercussions in Denmark.
In order of US publication, The Lost Woman is the sixth book in Sara Blaedel’s Louise Rick series. Elsewhere, it is the ninth book. I first read Blaedel a few months back when I picked up a copy of The Killing Forest. I found that to be an intriguing and well-written book and when I won a copy of The Lost Woman, I was eager to read more about Detective Inspector Louise Rick and her colleague and lover, Eik Nordstrom. Eik’s role in this book seems larger than it was in The Killing Forest as the woman murdered in England turns out to be his girlfriend, Sofie Parker, who disappeared without a trace almost twenty years ago.
Unbeknownst to Louise, Eik races to England when news of the murder reaches him. He doesn’t tell Louise he’s leaving and she’s left to worry about him when he doesn’t show back up to work or to the concert they were supposed to go to with their friends. The next morning she gets news that he’s been arrested in Bristol for murder. Angry and hurt, Louise flies to Bristol to retrieve him and she is brought up to speed on the murder of Sofie Parker. Since Sofie was a Danish citizen considered a missing person for close to twenty years, Louise ends up officially working the case.
As she works the case, she and Eik barely communicate. I find it odd that Blaedel has them pretty much ignore and avoid each other. I really wanted to see Louise rip him a new one and demand he tell the truth about Sofie, both past and present. Eik is infuriating. You feel bad for him but you also want to slap him - and you want Louise to slap him - especially as secrets keep coming to the surface.
Though I wanted more drama between Louise and Eik, I don’t have any faults with the mystery of who killed Sofie Parker. It screams of revenge but the who and why are elusive. Blaedel does a great job of unraveling the murder plot. She also writes sensitively about a difficult topic that plays a role in what happened to Sofie. There were some shortcoming in The Lost Woman but I still would recommend it. These books do fine as standalones as well. I look forward to future books in this series and in Blaedel’s new series due out early in 2018.
February 5, 2017
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I have to start by thanking Abby at Crime By The Book for putting Sara Blaedel and her novels on my radar. She’s always recommending the most fantastic books, and I’ve seen her mention the Louise Rick series several times, so when an opportunity arose to review this one, it was a no brainer for me. Thanks Abby! ❤️
This is the first book I’ve read in the Louise Rick series, but it most definitely will not be the last. (Poor Mount TBR) Anything relevant that I needed to know involving Louise’s background was provided in The Lost Woman so you can easily jump into the series just as I did.
The story opens when a woman is shot through her own kitchen window as she’s doing the dishes. Upon her death, it’s discovered that the woman is Sophie, who was reported missing by Louise’s partner and boyfriend, Eik. To say this complicates the case is an understatement and as Louise starts her investigation, Eik is arrested on suspicion of the murder. Soon enough, Louise uncovers things Eik was hiding from her, but is he really a cold blooded killer?
This was a slow burning thriller, heavily character driven with a pacing that was fluid and composed. Their is an air of sophistication about her writing, there’s something very cultured about it. I was very impressed with the way Blaedel tackled the sensitive issue of assisted suicide, she did so in an extremely compassionate manner. You can tell this is a topic close to her heart and one that she researched.
The best way I can think of to describe this one is to say it’s an intellectual thriller. It’s profound and thought provoking as it addresses many moral issues. I found myself wondering what I thought about assisted suicide and how I would feel if one of my loved ones wished to die with dignity. I’ve always loved when a book challenges me to question my own morals and values and this one did just that.
I have to start by thanking Abby at Crime By The Book for putting Sara Blaedel and her novels on my radar. She’s always recommending the most fantastic books, and I’ve seen her mention the Louise Rick series several times, so when an opportunity arose to review this one, it was a no brainer for me. Thanks Abby! ❤️
This is the first book I’ve read in the Louise Rick series, but it most definitely will not be the last. (Poor Mount TBR) Anything relevant that I needed to know involving Louise’s background was provided in The Lost Woman so you can easily jump into the series just as I did.
The story opens when a woman is shot through her own kitchen window as she’s doing the dishes. Upon her death, it’s discovered that the woman is Sophie, who was reported missing by Louise’s partner and boyfriend, Eik. To say this complicates the case is an understatement and as Louise starts her investigation, Eik is arrested on suspicion of the murder. Soon enough, Louise uncovers things Eik was hiding from her, but is he really a cold blooded killer?
This was a slow burning thriller, heavily character driven with a pacing that was fluid and composed. Their is an air of sophistication about her writing, there’s something very cultured about it. I was very impressed with the way Blaedel tackled the sensitive issue of assisted suicide, she did so in an extremely compassionate manner. You can tell this is a topic close to her heart and one that she researched.
The best way I can think of to describe this one is to say it’s an intellectual thriller. It’s profound and thought provoking as it addresses many moral issues. I found myself wondering what I thought about assisted suicide and how I would feel if one of my loved ones wished to die with dignity. I’ve always loved when a book challenges me to question my own morals and values and this one did just that.
February 7, 2017
I would like to thank NetGalley, Hatchette, and Sara Blaedel for the advanced digital copy in exchange for an honest review. Detective Louise Rick is back again in another thriller this time involving her partner and lover Eik Nordstrom. When Eik's former girlfriend is assassinated, Rick enters the world of those who support assisted suicide. With this delicate subject matter as the forefront of her story, Blaedel never loses her edge while maintaining the respect for life, death, and love.
June 2, 2017
4,3 Uma leitura excelente. O meu preferido de Sara Blaedel.
April 21, 2018
3,5/5
Η Αγνοούμενη είναι το πρώτο βιβλίο της Blaedel που διαβάζω. Αποφάσισα να διαβάσω βιβλίο της όταν οι εκδόσεις Κλειδάριθμος με κάλεσαν στην παρουσίαση αυτού του βιβλίου. Η κυρία Blaedel, μιλώντας με πάθος για τη Louise, με έκανε να θέλω να διαβάσω τις ιστορίες της. Και δεν απογοητεύτηκα. Σίγουρα θα είχα μια πολύ καλύτερη εικόνα των χαρακτήρων αν είχα ξεκινήσει από το πρώτο της βιβλίο, αντί για το 9ο. Δυστυχώς δεν έχουν μεταφραστεί ακόμα όλα τα βιβλία της σειράς.
Η Louise είναι ντετέκτιβ στην Κοπεγχάγη και αναλαμβάνει να λύσει το μυστήριο της δολοφονίας μιας Δανής υπηκόου που ζει στην Αγγλία. Τα πράγματα περιπλέκονται όταν ανακαλύπτει ότι η γυναίκα θεωρούταν εξαφανισμένη τα τελευταία 18 χρόνια και την εξαφάνισή της είχε δηλώσει ο συνάδελφος και επί έξι μήνες σύντροφος της Louise, Eik.
Επιπλέον, η Blaedel σε αυτό το βιβλίο θίγει ένα πολύ ενδιαφέρον θέμα. Το κατά πόσο έχει κάποιος το δικαίωμα να αποφασίσει πότε θα πεθάνει, απ' τη στιγμή που έχει διαγνωστεί με μια ανίατη ασθένεια και κατά πόσο κάποιος έχει το δικαίωμα να τον βοηθήσει σε αυτό.
Αν δεν έχετε διαβάσει άλλα βιβλία της σειράς, προτείνω να μην ξεκινήσετε από αυτό αφού για να καταλάβουμε τα συναισθήματα και τις επιλογές των χαρακτήρων, και ιδιαίτερα της Louise, θα πρέπει να τη γνωρίζουμε καλύτερα και να έχουμε δεθεί μαζί της. Εγώ δυστυχώς ήμουν δε γνώριζα την πρωταγωνίστρια με αποτέλεσμα να είμαι πολύ αποστασιοποιημένη από τα προσωπικά τις διλήμματα και συναισθήματα, τα οποία παίζουν σημαντικό ρόλο σε αυτή την ιστορία. Παρ' όλα αυτά η υπόθεση εξελίσσεται με γρήγορους ρυθμούς και κρατάει το ενδιαφέρον σταθερό. Σίγουρα κάποια στιγμή θα ήθελα να διαβάσω τα πρώτα βιβλία της σειράς για να γνωρίσω καλύτερα τη Louise μια και μου φάνηκε ένας πολύ ενδιαφέρον χαρακτήρας.
Η Αγνοούμενη είναι το πρώτο βιβλίο της Blaedel που διαβάζω. Αποφάσισα να διαβάσω βιβλίο της όταν οι εκδόσεις Κλειδάριθμος με κάλεσαν στην παρουσίαση αυτού του βιβλίου. Η κυρία Blaedel, μιλώντας με πάθος για τη Louise, με έκανε να θέλω να διαβάσω τις ιστορίες της. Και δεν απογοητεύτηκα. Σίγουρα θα είχα μια πολύ καλύτερη εικόνα των χαρακτήρων αν είχα ξεκινήσει από το πρώτο της βιβλίο, αντί για το 9ο. Δυστυχώς δεν έχουν μεταφραστεί ακόμα όλα τα βιβλία της σειράς.
Η Louise είναι ντετέκτιβ στην Κοπεγχάγη και αναλαμβάνει να λύσει το μυστήριο της δολοφονίας μιας Δανής υπηκόου που ζει στην Αγγλία. Τα πράγματα περιπλέκονται όταν ανακαλύπτει ότι η γυναίκα θεωρούταν εξαφανισμένη τα τελευταία 18 χρόνια και την εξαφάνισή της είχε δηλώσει ο συνάδελφος και επί έξι μήνες σύντροφος της Louise, Eik.
Επιπλέον, η Blaedel σε αυτό το βιβλίο θίγει ένα πολύ ενδιαφέρον θέμα. Το κατά πόσο έχει κάποιος το δικαίωμα να αποφασίσει πότε θα πεθάνει, απ' τη στιγμή που έχει διαγνωστεί με μια ανίατη ασθένεια και κατά πόσο κάποιος έχει το δικαίωμα να τον βοηθήσει σε αυτό.
Αν δεν έχετε διαβάσει άλλα βιβλία της σειράς, προτείνω να μην ξεκινήσετε από αυτό αφού για να καταλάβουμε τα συναισθήματα και τις επιλογές των χαρακτήρων, και ιδιαίτερα της Louise, θα πρέπει να τη γνωρίζουμε καλύτερα και να έχουμε δεθεί μαζί της. Εγώ δυστυχώς ήμουν δε γνώριζα την πρωταγωνίστρια με αποτέλεσμα να είμαι πολύ αποστασιοποιημένη από τα προσωπικά τις διλήμματα και συναισθήματα, τα οποία παίζουν σημαντικό ρόλο σε αυτή την ιστορία. Παρ' όλα αυτά η υπόθεση εξελίσσεται με γρήγορους ρυθμούς και κρατάει το ενδιαφέρον σταθερό. Σίγουρα κάποια στιγμή θα ήθελα να διαβάσω τα πρώτα βιβλία της σειράς για να γνωρίσω καλύτερα τη Louise μια και μου φάνηκε ένας πολύ ενδιαφέρον χαρακτήρας.
March 20, 2017
I liked the characters in this book & it was a quick smooth read while not lacking in substance.
April 27, 2018
3.5 Αστερια
Πριν από λίγες μέρες βρέθηκα στον χώρο εκδηλώσεων του Public για την παρουσίαση του νέου βιβλίου της Δανής συγγραφέας αστυνομικών μυθιστορημάτων Sara Blaedel με τίτλο «Αγνοούμενη» . Η Sara Blaedel είναι από τις πιο πετυχημένες και αγαπημένες συγγραφείς στην Δανία και τα βιβλία της έχουν μεταφραστεί σε αρκετές χώρες. Το «Αγνοούμενη» είναι το τέταρτο βιβλίο της που εκδίδεται στην Ελλάδα αλλά το πρώτο που διαβάζω και παρόλο που η ηρωίδα του μυθιστορήματος είναι το κεντρικό πρόσωπο σε μια σειρά αστυνομικών δεν μπερδεύτηκα καθόλου και κατάφερα γρήγορα να αντιληφθώ τις δυναμικές των σχέσεων ανάμεσα στους χαρακτήρες.
Η υπόθεση είναι αρκετά δελεαστική και αφορά την δολοφονία μιας Δανής που ζούσε με την οικογένεια της σε μια επαρχιακή πόλη της Αγγλίας. Οι αρχές ανακαλύπτουν πως ήταν δηλωμένη ως εξαφανισμένη από τον τότε σύντροφο της ο οποίος είναι ο τωρινός σύντροφος και συνάδελφος της κεντρικής ηρωίδας μας της ντετέκτιβ Λουίσε Ρικ . Όπως μπορεί να φανταστεί κανείς αυτό δημιουργεί ένα τεράστιο ρήγμα στην σχέση τους χωρίς αυτό να αποτρέψει την ντεντέκτιβ από το να κάνει την δουλεία της και να προσπαθήσει να βρει ποιος σκότωσε το θύμα και αν ο δολοφόνος της είναι ο σύντροφος της.
Είχα πολλούς ενδοιασμούς για το αν θα είναι ένα βιβλίο που θα μου ταιριάξει και εξεπλάγην ευχάριστα όταν ανακάλυψα πως όχι μόνο μου άρεσε αλλά με έβγαλε από μια λογοτεχνική «μαύρη τρύπα» από όπου είχα πέσει μετά την ανάγνωση του τελευταίου βιβλίου. Προτιμώ πλέον τα πιο ήρεμα αστυνομικά χωρίς αηδιαστικές λεπτομέρειες και ανελέητο κυνήγι πανέξυπνων serial killers γιατί πραγματικά αρέσκομαι στο να ξαπλώνω στον καναπέ παρέα με το βιβλίο μου και να χαλαρώνω. Οι χαρακτήρες είναι συμπαθητικοί και ρεαλιστικοί και η πλοκή είναι βατή. Η συγγραφέας εγείρει ένα πολύ σημαντικό θέμα συζήτησης γύρω από την σωματική αυτονομία και τις επάρατες νόσους που εμένα με ενδιαφέρει πολύ.
Θα πρέπει να είμαι ειλικρινής όμως και να πω πως δεν το θεωρώ το καλύτερο αστυνομικό μυθιστόρημα που έχω διαβάσει και υπήρξαν κάποια στοιχεία που δεν μου άρεσαν τόσο. Βρήκα την γραφή της συγγραφέως «απλή» για τα γούστα μου και το τέλος κάπως βιαστικό σαν να μου έλειψε μια βαθύτερη επίλυση ως προς την προσωπική πλευρά του βιβλίου. Επίσης κατάλαβα αρκετά νωρίς πιο θα είναι το τέλος αν και για αυτ�� φταίει αρκετά η μεγάλη μου εμπειρία στην αστυνομική λογοτεχνία. Ασχέτως με αυτά τα αρνητικά στοιχεία απόλαυσα πολύ την ανάγνωση γιατί μου χάρισε την χαλάρωση που τόσο αποζητώ συχνά από τα βιβλία μου.
Πριν από λίγες μέρες βρέθηκα στον χώρο εκδηλώσεων του Public για την παρουσίαση του νέου βιβλίου της Δανής συγγραφέας αστυνομικών μυθιστορημάτων Sara Blaedel με τίτλο «Αγνοούμενη» . Η Sara Blaedel είναι από τις πιο πετυχημένες και αγαπημένες συγγραφείς στην Δανία και τα βιβλία της έχουν μεταφραστεί σε αρκετές χώρες. Το «Αγνοούμενη» είναι το τέταρτο βιβλίο της που εκδίδεται στην Ελλάδα αλλά το πρώτο που διαβάζω και παρόλο που η ηρωίδα του μυθιστορήματος είναι το κεντρικό πρόσωπο σε μια σειρά αστυνομικών δεν μπερδεύτηκα καθόλου και κατάφερα γρήγορα να αντιληφθώ τις δυναμικές των σχέσεων ανάμεσα στους χαρακτήρες.
Η υπόθεση είναι αρκετά δελεαστική και αφορά την δολοφονία μιας Δανής που ζούσε με την οικογένεια της σε μια επαρχιακή πόλη της Αγγλίας. Οι αρχές ανακαλύπτουν πως ήταν δηλωμένη ως εξαφανισμένη από τον τότε σύντροφο της ο οποίος είναι ο τωρινός σύντροφος και συνάδελφος της κεντρικής ηρωίδας μας της ντετέκτιβ Λουίσε Ρικ . Όπως μπορεί να φανταστεί κανείς αυτό δημιουργεί ένα τεράστιο ρήγμα στην σχέση τους χωρίς αυτό να αποτρέψει την ντεντέκτιβ από το να κάνει την δουλεία της και να προσπαθήσει να βρει ποιος σκότωσε το θύμα και αν ο δολοφόνος της είναι ο σύντροφος της.
Είχα πολλούς ενδοιασμούς για το αν θα είναι ένα βιβλίο που θα μου ταιριάξει και εξεπλάγην ευχάριστα όταν ανακάλυψα πως όχι μόνο μου άρεσε αλλά με έβγαλε από μια λογοτεχνική «μαύρη τρύπα» από όπου είχα πέσει μετά την ανάγνωση του τελευταίου βιβλίου. Προτιμώ πλέον τα πιο ήρεμα αστυνομικά χωρίς αηδιαστικές λεπτομέρειες και ανελέητο κυνήγι πανέξυπνων serial killers γιατί πραγματικά αρέσκομαι στο να ξαπλώνω στον καναπέ παρέα με το βιβλίο μου και να χαλαρώνω. Οι χαρακτήρες είναι συμπαθητικοί και ρεαλιστικοί και η πλοκή είναι βατή. Η συγγραφέας εγείρει ένα πολύ σημαντικό θέμα συζήτησης γύρω από την σωματική αυτονομία και τις επάρατες νόσους που εμένα με ενδιαφέρει πολύ.
Θα πρέπει να είμαι ειλικρινής όμως και να πω πως δεν το θεωρώ το καλύτερο αστυνομικό μυθιστόρημα που έχω διαβάσει και υπήρξαν κάποια στοιχεία που δεν μου άρεσαν τόσο. Βρήκα την γραφή της συγγραφέως «απλή» για τα γούστα μου και το τέλος κάπως βιαστικό σαν να μου έλειψε μια βαθύτερη επίλυση ως προς την προσωπική πλευρά του βιβλίου. Επίσης κατάλαβα αρκετά νωρίς πιο θα είναι το τέλος αν και για αυτ�� φταίει αρκετά η μεγάλη μου εμπειρία στην αστυνομική λογοτεχνία. Ασχέτως με αυτά τα αρνητικά στοιχεία απόλαυσα πολύ την ανάγνωση γιατί μου χάρισε την χαλάρωση που τόσο αποζητώ συχνά από τα βιβλία μου.
December 21, 2018
Η συγγραφέας είχε μια καταπληκτική ιδέα, φρέσκια όσο και διαχρονική, που θα μπορούσε να απογειώσει οποιοδήποτε είδος, λογοτεχνικό ή μη. Όμως είναι ένα θέμα που αν δεν το χειριστείς σε βάθος και με την αξιοπρέπεια που του αρμόζει, όποια κι αν είναι η προσωπική σου γραμμή πάνω σε αυτό το ζήτημα, θα σε στραπατσάρει. Έφτασε σε ένα σημείο και μετά φέρθηκε στο θέμα της σαν σε κομπάρσο. Του αφαίρεσε το λόγο και το μετέτρεψε σε σκηνική παρουσία. Ίσως να φοβήθηκε τη μετριότητα, ή το στραπατσάρισμα. Γιατί έχω την αίσθηση πως ίσως και να μπορούσε να το χειριστεί.
Ένα έργο μπορεί να εκτυλιχτεί σε γρήγορους ή ακόμη και ραγδαίους ρυθμούς. Αυτό όμως που δε συγχωρείται είναι η έκπτωση που το κάνει να μοιάζει βιαστικό και αυτή είναι η αίσθηση που εισέπραξα. Διαρκώς βιάζεται εις βάρος άλλοτε των σχέσεων και άλλοτε των χαρακτήρων. Έτσι έμειναν σχεδόν αληθοφανείς, οι σχέσεις ανολοκλήρωτες κι άφησαν ένα αίσθημα ανικανοποίητου. Μόνο οι διάλογοι είχαν ροή και φυσικότητα.
Κρίμα.
Ένα έργο μπορεί να εκτυλιχτεί σε γρήγορους ή ακόμη και ραγδαίους ρυθμούς. Αυτό όμως που δε συγχωρείται είναι η έκπτωση που το κάνει να μοιάζει βιαστικό και αυτή είναι η αίσθηση που εισέπραξα. Διαρκώς βιάζεται εις βάρος άλλοτε των σχέσεων και άλλοτε των χαρακτήρων. Έτσι έμειναν σχεδόν αληθοφανείς, οι σχέσεις ανολοκλήρωτες κι άφησαν ένα αίσθημα ανικανοποίητου. Μόνο οι διάλογοι είχαν ροή και φυσικότητα.
Κρίμα.
July 10, 2025
Honestly, kinda disappointed in this book. I expected way more. The plot was just not that great and I didn’t like any of the characters they didn’t stick out to me.
March 2, 2017
The Lost Woman is the latest in the Louise Rick series by Sara Blaedel, and it is another brilliant piece of storytelling from an author I have only found last year, but she is to be found on all lists for must-read crime fiction in the past several years. Known as the Queen of Crime in her native Denmark, where the Louise Rick stories take place, Sara has quickly shown readers of crime/mystery fiction on this side of the ocean how amazing her writing, her storylines, and her characters are. Her previous two Rick's novels (there are now nine), The Forgotten Girls and The Killing Forest, have truly been gobbled up by those of us readers who are just now discovering the wonderful treasure trove of Scandinavian crime novels. And, now, with The Lost Woman, I am scrambling to go back and pick up the earlier Louise Rick books.
Louise Rick is at this point settled into her job as head of the Special Search Unit in the Copenhagen Police Department, and has even opened herself up to a new relationship with her partner at the department, Eik Nordstrom. Her foster son Jonas is away at boarding school, happily ensconced in an atmosphere conducive to his intellectual talents. So, for the first time in a long time, Louise stands to find some peace and contentment in her life. Well, not so quick, of course.
Eik has been a settling influence in Louise's life, so when he leaves the department to go buy a pack of cigarettes and doesn't return to their offices or to their apartment that night, Louise knows something is seriously wrong. Meanwhile, a woman gone missing from Denmark for eighteen years turns up murdered in her home in the small English town of Nailsea, shot through the window of her kitchen. The murdered woman, Sofie Parker, is the woman that Eik Nordstrom reported missing after a summer romance with her eighteen years ago. And, Eik is in England in jail on drunken charges. Louise, both furious and relieved, is tasked with going to England and bringing Eik home.
Louise's best friend, Camilla has just started back to work as a journalist and also becomes intrigued with the story of Sofie Parker and her disappearance and reemergence. While Louise is gathering Eik back to Denmark, Camilla is planting seeds in her editor's head of a story. Louise returns and begins to try to aid the English police in their search for information about Sofie, while distancing herself from Eik. But, the case becomes bigger than just Sofie, and it requires all of Louise's considerable skills and strength to concentrate on the larger picture. Not that Eik makes it easy to be objective, with his continued interference in matters that have a personal interest to him. When the information that Louise is putting together and the information that Camilla comes up with intersect, there is a crisis that has a short fuse lit and burning, so Louise must make decisions without emotion or distraction. Issues of life and death have never been closely intertwined.
Louise Rick is at this point settled into her job as head of the Special Search Unit in the Copenhagen Police Department, and has even opened herself up to a new relationship with her partner at the department, Eik Nordstrom. Her foster son Jonas is away at boarding school, happily ensconced in an atmosphere conducive to his intellectual talents. So, for the first time in a long time, Louise stands to find some peace and contentment in her life. Well, not so quick, of course.
Eik has been a settling influence in Louise's life, so when he leaves the department to go buy a pack of cigarettes and doesn't return to their offices or to their apartment that night, Louise knows something is seriously wrong. Meanwhile, a woman gone missing from Denmark for eighteen years turns up murdered in her home in the small English town of Nailsea, shot through the window of her kitchen. The murdered woman, Sofie Parker, is the woman that Eik Nordstrom reported missing after a summer romance with her eighteen years ago. And, Eik is in England in jail on drunken charges. Louise, both furious and relieved, is tasked with going to England and bringing Eik home.
Louise's best friend, Camilla has just started back to work as a journalist and also becomes intrigued with the story of Sofie Parker and her disappearance and reemergence. While Louise is gathering Eik back to Denmark, Camilla is planting seeds in her editor's head of a story. Louise returns and begins to try to aid the English police in their search for information about Sofie, while distancing herself from Eik. But, the case becomes bigger than just Sofie, and it requires all of Louise's considerable skills and strength to concentrate on the larger picture. Not that Eik makes it easy to be objective, with his continued interference in matters that have a personal interest to him. When the information that Louise is putting together and the information that Camilla comes up with intersect, there is a crisis that has a short fuse lit and burning, so Louise must make decisions without emotion or distraction. Issues of life and death have never been closely intertwined.
June 26, 2019
I have with this one read the last three books in this series, which means that six unread books to read. And, that's a comforting thought because I really like this series. So far, has not a single book disappointed me and the thing with The Lost Woman that I really enjoyed was that an old case could finally be closed. A very personal case for Eik, Louise Rick lover, and police colleague. Several years ago did Eik's girlfriend disappear and now she has been found. Well, the English police found out her real identity first after she had been murdered...
I liked the case, I like how it turned upside down Louise life, well that sounds cruel. However, in a way, this is what Eik needed to close to something that's been on his mind for almost twenty years. The question is will their relationship survive this? And, who and why killed Sofie Parker? There are a lot of twist and turns, especially problematic is it for Louise who has to deal with a lover that doesn't tell her about the murder instead gets a call from England that Eik is there, and he's been arrested because he is drunk and has caused some trouble. Now she has to travel to England and confront him about not telling her about Sofie. This would be hard enough if he was just her colleague, but as they are lovers is this cause turning out to be very personal.
The Lost Woman is an interesting book, there are flashbacks back to Sofie's life in Denmark, which makes one understand why she ended up in England. The murder of Sofie is also just the start, soon more people will fall victim to a killer, and Louise has to work out to find out what the connection is to Sofie. The book is thrilling and engaging to read and I'm looking forward to reading the ones I have not yet read!
I want to thank the publisher for providing me with a free copy through NetGalley for an honest review!
I liked the case, I like how it turned upside down Louise life, well that sounds cruel. However, in a way, this is what Eik needed to close to something that's been on his mind for almost twenty years. The question is will their relationship survive this? And, who and why killed Sofie Parker? There are a lot of twist and turns, especially problematic is it for Louise who has to deal with a lover that doesn't tell her about the murder instead gets a call from England that Eik is there, and he's been arrested because he is drunk and has caused some trouble. Now she has to travel to England and confront him about not telling her about Sofie. This would be hard enough if he was just her colleague, but as they are lovers is this cause turning out to be very personal.
The Lost Woman is an interesting book, there are flashbacks back to Sofie's life in Denmark, which makes one understand why she ended up in England. The murder of Sofie is also just the start, soon more people will fall victim to a killer, and Louise has to work out to find out what the connection is to Sofie. The book is thrilling and engaging to read and I'm looking forward to reading the ones I have not yet read!
I want to thank the publisher for providing me with a free copy through NetGalley for an honest review!
October 8, 2016
Another excellent book from Sara Blaedel. THE LOST WOMAN is less procedural-heavy, more character-driven than Sara's previous Louise Rick novels -- but it's still an engaging, engrossing read (as always!!). The best thing about Sara's books? The big, beating heart at their core. Sara puts so much love into her characters, and THE LOST WOMAN is a prime example of that care. This book puts special focus on Eik - Louise's partner in the police force and recent live-in boyfriend. We learn about Eik's backstory and follow Louise as she tries to rescue Eik from his past.
The case central to this story involves assisted suicide, and I could tell while reading the book that this is a topic Sara has researched and thought about at length. I had never before read a work of fiction dealing with this subject, and I was impressed with the delicacy with which Sara discusses this sensitive subject. It made for a very compelling read.
This book is NOT just set in Scandinavia - while the majority of it is set in Denmark, Louise and Eik end up embroiled in a case in England as well. Important to note if you're a stickler for Scandinavian crime that stays solely in Scandinavia!
I'll be reviewing this book more thoroughly on crimebythebook.com closer to pub day in the US (February 2017). For now, I consider this another win from the talented Sara Blaedel!!!
The case central to this story involves assisted suicide, and I could tell while reading the book that this is a topic Sara has researched and thought about at length. I had never before read a work of fiction dealing with this subject, and I was impressed with the delicacy with which Sara discusses this sensitive subject. It made for a very compelling read.
This book is NOT just set in Scandinavia - while the majority of it is set in Denmark, Louise and Eik end up embroiled in a case in England as well. Important to note if you're a stickler for Scandinavian crime that stays solely in Scandinavia!
I'll be reviewing this book more thoroughly on crimebythebook.com closer to pub day in the US (February 2017). For now, I consider this another win from the talented Sara Blaedel!!!
January 20, 2024
Μια ιστορία που θα σας ενθουσιάσει!!!
June 28, 2017
Gostei muito. Mais um livro da autora com capítulos pequenos como eu gosto é que nós agarra do início ao fim .
March 25, 2017
It's hard to read this book without thinking of death and a person's right to choose when to end their life. I liked that part a lot, even if it freaked me out. What I didn't like was how irresponsible one of the characters is, and a teenager that reminded me of how little I like them as characters in novels. It's interesting and well written.
February 4, 2017
This mystery has a ton going on but the non-spoiler version is that people are turning up dead and one of the victims was already sort of presumed dead (she was reported as a missing person years before). There isn't a connection (until, of course, there is) and that connection is shocking and also perfectly feasible.
Most mysteries may not be good for book club choices (what can you discuss, really? Motives? And I am not slamming mysteries; I think they're wonderful) but this one would be. There are a lot of things to talk about with this one, though.
Of course though, any long-term series hinges on its leads. That is probably the real secret to Sara Blaedel's success. I'm not sure there are many better leads than Louise Rick.
Highly recommended.
Most mysteries may not be good for book club choices (what can you discuss, really? Motives? And I am not slamming mysteries; I think they're wonderful) but this one would be. There are a lot of things to talk about with this one, though.
Of course though, any long-term series hinges on its leads. That is probably the real secret to Sara Blaedel's success. I'm not sure there are many better leads than Louise Rick.
Highly recommended.
November 29, 2022
Today I did something I never did before. I actually threw away a book! Too much sweàring for me. To anyone who wants to read it, please go ahead as for me, it's a DNF. On to much better books!
November 26, 2022
A housewife, shot fatally through her kitchen window in England. that woman was Sofie Parker a Danish citizen, who went missing nearly twenty years earlier.
Inspector Louise Rick's police colleague Eik is suspect, and put in jail in England; until Louise finds the real murderer
Inspector Louise Rick's police colleague Eik is suspect, and put in jail in England; until Louise finds the real murderer
June 29, 2017
3,5*
opinião completa: http://marcadordelivros.blogspot.pt/2...
Num dia calmo, uma mulher é assassinada de uma forma bastante peculiar. Quando estava na cozinha, em frente à janela, um atirador furtivo desfere um tiro fatal, matando-a instantaneamente.
A vítima, Sophie Parker, usa um nome falso e, quando a polícia investiga a fundo, descobre que se trata de uma mulher desaparecida na Dinamarca.
Louise Rick, já conhecida dos leitores dos livros anteriores, é a polícia que tratará do caso e o que vai descobrir sobre Sophie vai surpreendê-la. A primeira coisa que descobre é que Eik, o seu companheiro na esquadra e em casa (ambos estão juntos há seis meses) foi quem a deu como desaparecida, há 18 anos. Mais. O próprio Eik desaparece misteriosamente logo após a descoberta do assassinato de Sophie.
opinião completa: http://marcadordelivros.blogspot.pt/2...
Num dia calmo, uma mulher é assassinada de uma forma bastante peculiar. Quando estava na cozinha, em frente à janela, um atirador furtivo desfere um tiro fatal, matando-a instantaneamente.
A vítima, Sophie Parker, usa um nome falso e, quando a polícia investiga a fundo, descobre que se trata de uma mulher desaparecida na Dinamarca.
Louise Rick, já conhecida dos leitores dos livros anteriores, é a polícia que tratará do caso e o que vai descobrir sobre Sophie vai surpreendê-la. A primeira coisa que descobre é que Eik, o seu companheiro na esquadra e em casa (ambos estão juntos há seis meses) foi quem a deu como desaparecida, há 18 anos. Mais. O próprio Eik desaparece misteriosamente logo após a descoberta do assassinato de Sophie.
October 21, 2020
I picked this up because I have not read crime/thriller books in a while and I was also really craving some adult novels instead of YA. The Lost Woman did not disappoint.
It is short and it gets to the point.
The whole plot is set between Denmark and England. I found this to be very refreshing because I was expecting somewhere in the US lol.
The atmosphere of this novel was almost cinematic to be completely honest. I felt like I was reading a movie instead of reading a book. The details are very well written. I could picture everything happening very vividly. I also liked how it felt mysterious from the start. That was needed for a crime novel.
The characters were okay. I did not love any of them to be honest. There was nothing special about them.
Also, at the end, the plot becomes very predictable and I figured who the murderer was right away. This was disappointing because I enjoy when I can never figure out who's done it. That's the beauty of crime novels. AKA Agatha Christie's style.
But anyway, overall, this was entertaining and different and I enjoyed reading it quite a lot. I definitely recommend it if you want to read a quick and somewhat clever crime adult novel.
It is short and it gets to the point.
The whole plot is set between Denmark and England. I found this to be very refreshing because I was expecting somewhere in the US lol.
The atmosphere of this novel was almost cinematic to be completely honest. I felt like I was reading a movie instead of reading a book. The details are very well written. I could picture everything happening very vividly. I also liked how it felt mysterious from the start. That was needed for a crime novel.
The characters were okay. I did not love any of them to be honest. There was nothing special about them.
Also, at the end, the plot becomes very predictable and I figured who the murderer was right away. This was disappointing because I enjoy when I can never figure out who's done it. That's the beauty of crime novels. AKA Agatha Christie's style.
But anyway, overall, this was entertaining and different and I enjoyed reading it quite a lot. I definitely recommend it if you want to read a quick and somewhat clever crime adult novel.
January 3, 2017
My second book in the Louise Rick series and I cannot wait to read them all! I was lucky enough to get an ARC for this from the publisher and I highly recommend Ms. Blaedel to anyone who enjoys Scandinavian mysteries. Jo Nesbo and Stieg Larssen fans will appreciate this series. A housewife in England ends up dead. The victim of a shooting with a hunting rifle as she stood innocently in her kitchen. It turns out the victim is a Danish citizen reported missing many years ago. She was the girlfriend of Louise Rick's partner (both personally and professionally) Eik. Eik takes off to England and ends up in jail while trying to pursue the case himself, leaving Louise to wonder if she really knows him as well as she thought. Slowly the story enfolds, more seemingly unrelated people end up dead, all by high powered rifle. Louise, Eik, and Louise's journalist friend all try to find a connection before another person ends up dead. Ms. Blaedel again weaves a dynamic story loaded with plenty of surprises. This was a thoroughly interesting mystery and a great way to tie in a controversial, hot button issue in the telling.
August 5, 2019
Louise Rick serisine devam ediyoruz. Ne yazık ki @goodreads’e göre sıramada 9. olan bu kitabı çevirmiş Yabancı. Seri usul usul giderken şimdi birden sıralama alt üst oldu. Unutulmuş Kızlar ilk kitap, Ölüm Ormanı ikinci kitapken Kayıp Kadın dokuzuncu kitap.
Başrolün hayatındaki olaylar o yüzden tam oturmadı kafamda. Ama olsun. Ortalama bir polisiye kitaptı.
Mutfakta bulaşık yıkayan bir kadın uzak mesafeden vurulup öldürülür ve bu ölümün daha birçoklarının ilki olduğu ortaya çıkar. Louise’in ortağı Eik’in bu işle bağlantısı çıkar ve ortalık karışır.
Louise Rick karakterini seviyorum. Jonas ile olan ilişkileri çok hoşuma gidiyor. Ayrıca Melvin’i de sevdiğimi söylemem gerek.
Okuyabilirsiniz. 👍🏻
Başrolün hayatındaki olaylar o yüzden tam oturmadı kafamda. Ama olsun. Ortalama bir polisiye kitaptı.
Mutfakta bulaşık yıkayan bir kadın uzak mesafeden vurulup öldürülür ve bu ölümün daha birçoklarının ilki olduğu ortaya çıkar. Louise’in ortağı Eik’in bu işle bağlantısı çıkar ve ortalık karışır.
Louise Rick karakterini seviyorum. Jonas ile olan ilişkileri çok hoşuma gidiyor. Ayrıca Melvin’i de sevdiğimi söylemem gerek.
Okuyabilirsiniz. 👍🏻
May 31, 2020
I will say that I thought this book was very well written. I enjoyed the characters although I didn’t feel as if I knew them. I was not surprised by anything that transpired throughout the book so it was missing the unexpected twists and turns that I had been hoping for. It was a solid mystery that also offered good, well thought-out opposing views to an important social issue. I am glad I read this one and may reach for this author again if I’m feeling a lighter type of mystery.
August 18, 2017
3.4* . Gostei imenso do tema abordado neste livro, um tema de reflexão, Sara Blaedel tem essa particularidade, escolher temas muito realista que embora não nos sejam desconhecidos, não pensamos muito neles...no entanto, embora me tenha proporcionado uma leitura agradável, não foi o suficiente para uma grande classificação, pelo facto do enredo todo ele ser previsível desde a primeira até à ultima página. Mas é um bom livro para entreter e reflectir sobre a temática.
October 31, 2017
Mais uma vez uma historia viciante agora era bom mais um livro com Louise no seu novo posto
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