The Third Sister

by Sara Blaedel

Overview

Family drama, deadly secrets, and deception come to a head in the explosive conclusion of #1 internationally bestselling author Sara Blaedel's Family Secrets trilogy.

Ilka Jensen's life is in chaos following the tumultuous events of Her Father's Secret. The funeral home she inherited after her estranged father's death is bankrupt. Her new business partner, Artie, lies unconscious in the hospital after a savage attack by mysterious assailants, and her father's second wife is in prison.

Then, just as Ilka learns a shocking revelation about her father, two menacing strangers turn up at the funeral home—dangerous men who mean to draw her further into a world of secrets, betrayal, and murder.

In order to protect herself and those around her, Ilka sets off on a twisting journey to confront the truth about the man who abandoned her as a child. But the long-buried secrets of her father's past are more tangled and perilous than Ilka could ever imagine . . .

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781538763315
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	11/30/2021
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	4.75(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Sara Blaedel is the author of the #1 international bestselling series featuring Detective Louise Rick. Her books are published in thirty-eight 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. She lives in New York City.

Editorial Reviews

02/24/2020

Blaedel plunges right into the middle of the ongoing story line in the melodramatic concluding volume of her Family Secrets trilogy (after 2019’s Her Father’s Secret). In the previous book, Ilka Jensen moved from Denmark to inherit her late estranged father’s funeral home in Racine, Wis., where he moved after abandoning his family 30 years earlier when Ilka was a child. Now Ilka learns a shocking truth about her father that involves a nun he knew, Sister Eileen. Sister Eileen turns out not to be a real nun but a wanted fugitive, Lydia Rogers, who has “been in hiding for the past twelve years to escape a death sentence in Texas.” And men from Lydia’s past seeking to kill her have just attacked Artie Sorvino, Ilka’s business partner, leaving him close to death. The risk to Lydia, who’s been accused of smuggling drugs across the Mexican border into the U.S. in dead babies, continues, imperiling Ilka as well. The stories of Ilka and Lydia’s attempts to stay alive are frustratingly convoluted, and readers will struggle to care about their fates. This series falls short of the standard set by Blaedel’s Louise Rick mysteries. Agent: Victoria Sanders, Victoria Sanders & Assoc. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

"One of the best I've come across."—Michael Connelly

"Sara Blaedel is a force to be reckoned with."—Karin Slaughter

"One can count on emotional engagement, spine-tingling suspense, and taut storytelling from Sara Blaedel."—Sandra Brown

"Compelling and unique...Sara Blaedel knows how to reel in her readers and keep them utterly transfixed."—Tess Gerritsen (praise for The Daughter)

"This series started off with a bang and just gets better and better...one of the most anticipated releases come springtime."—The Real Book Spy

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