Denmark’s No. 1 best selling female author, Sara Blædel,  is back with the riveting novel The Return, published by Politikens Forlag.

“I love Sara Blædel’s terrific main character, Ilka. A woman filled with both strength and vulnerability, who miraculously always saves the day, even if many things go completely wrong along the way. A charming anti-hero who plunges into mysteries and personal challenges whether she likes it or not. Ilka’s willingness to confront the secrets of the past and at the same time navigate a complex web of relationships and intrigue makes ‘The Return‘ both captivating, cozy and an unpredictable suspense story that readers will love. Sara Blædel is in top form!”

Lene Juul, CEO, Politikens Forlag

EVERYTHING THAT CAN POSSIBLY GO WRONG, GOES WRONG.

FORTYSOMETHING ILKA JENSEN has been kicked out of the US where she has been working as an undertaker, and is now back in Copenhagen. Life is not easy for her. She is caught “borrowing” money from the cash register at the bar where she works and is subsequently fired. Fortunately, her old friend John comes to her rescue offering shelter and a helping hand. John gets her a new job as an undertaker, and her first task is to transport the body of dead landowner to Denmark’s fourth biggest island Lolland. Little does she know that the meeting with the landowner’s family
offers horse fraud, love, murder and drama…

WITH THE RETURN, Sara Blædel gives us a reading experience filled with suspense, drama and humour. Her talent for creating realistic characters breathes life into a story that lies perfectly in the sweet spot between a page-turner and epic drama.