USA TODAY 5 Books Not To Miss NY POST Required ReadingSara Blaedel writes novels as twisty as
spirals and electric with intelligence. A HARMLESS LIE is a labyrinth of a mystery dense and
dangerous. Come get lost in it. A.J. Finn #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in
the WindowRiveting...It s tailor-made for Karin Slaughter s readers. Library Journal (STARRED
REVIEW)A woman is haunted by a heartwrenching decision she made as a teenager in this darkly
atmospheric deeply emotional thriller from #1 internationally bestselling global superstar
Sara Blaedel.Detective Louise Rick is on a beach in Thailand when the panicked call from her
father comes through. Louise s beloved brother Mikkel has attempted suicide. His wife Trine
left him days earlier walking out the door one day with no warning and leaving Mikkel
devastated.Louise rushes home to Osted the small insular Danish town where she grew up and
where Mikkel still lives. But the more Louise learns about Trine a devoted wife and the mother
of two young children and her state of mind in the days before she left Mikkel the more Louise
begins to wonder whether Trine really meant to leave him. Or whether something much darker may
have taken place.As the local police begin to suspect that Mikkel may have had a hand in Trine
s disappearance Louise struggles to clear his name but is forced to confront some hard truths:
Small towns always hide secrets. The past always comes back to haunt you. And lies are never
harmless.''One of the best I've come across.'' Michael ConnellyAn intense atmospheric starting
point for those who haven t yet discovered Denmark s favorite cop. Booklist
