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Her Father's Secret
Her Father's Secret | Sara Blaedel
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A woman's murder is only the beginning as a daughter races to unravel the maze of secrets her father left behind--before she becomes the next victim--in the latest emotionally gripping novel from Sara Blaedel, #1 internationally bestselling author with over 3 million copies sold worldwide. After suddenly inheriting a funeral home from her father--who she hadn't heard from in decades--Ilka Jensen has impulsively abandoned her quiet life in Denmark to visit the small town in rural Wisconsin where her father lived. There, she's devastated to discover her father's second family: a stepmother and two half sisters she never knew existed. And who aren't the least bit welcoming, despite Ilka's efforts to reach out. Then a local woman is killed, seemingly the unfortunate victim of a home invasion turned violent. But when Ilka learns that the woman knew her father, it becomes increasingly clear that she may not have been a completely random victim after all. The more Ilka digs into her father's past, the more deeply entangled she becomes in a family drama that has spanned decades and claimed more than one life--and she may be the next victim... "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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Susanita
Her Father's Secret | Sara Blaedel
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I found the underlying crime a little hard to follow (just who was cheating whom anyway?) but ultimately it all made sense. I had a feeling that something like the final reveal was coming, but not the cliffhanger! Anyway, it‘s an interesting contribution to the series and an enjoyable reading experience. It also hits several prompts!

#seriesread2022
#bookspin
#roll100
Book 1 of #AwesomeApril (unplanned of course)

PuddleJumper Whoop! 3y
TheSpineView Awesome! 3y
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y
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Clwojick
Her Father's Secret | Sara Blaedel
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Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 4y
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Susanita
Her Father's Secret | Sara Blaedel
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I saw this on sale in the grocery store rack, so I grabbed it to add to #bookspin for May. Full lineup in comments.

Susanita 1. Arden - The Winter of the Witch
2. Blaedel - Her Father‘s Secret
3. Carlson - In the Neighborhood of True
4. Carson - Silent Spring
5. Dandicat - Breath, Eyes, Memory
6. Fielding - Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
7. Flaubert - Madame Bovary
8. Forbes - Johnny Tremain
9. Hudson - Green Mansions
10. Joe - BeBe‘s By Golly Wow
5y
Susanita 11. Kidd - The Secret Life of Bees
12. Miller - While I Was Gone
13. Salinger - The Catcher in the Rye
14. Schlink - The Reader
15. Shreve - Light on Snow
16. Singh - A Madness of Sunshine
17. Smith - A Simple Plan
18. Steinbeck - Of Mice and Men
19. Taylor - Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
20. Wyss - Swiss Family Robinson
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! You have some good ones on there!! 5y
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Tonton
Her Father's Secret | Sara Blaedel
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Scandi-noir but set in Wisconsin! Ilka, a photographer in Copenhagen, inherits her long gone father‘s funeral home business in Wisconsin. She wants to connect and find out more about her father, but must cope with the business bleeding red ink,her father‘s second family who want nothing to do with her, and then sudden violence. So Scandi-stoic and practical, but subtly fun about cultural differences. The ending is a huge surprise! Fun, fast read.

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Samantha.1020
Her Father's Secret | Sara Blaedel
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A rainy Saturday is the perfect day to curl up with a new mystery....

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