caption birth_place imagesize nationality birth_date spouse genre article_title name occupation
sara blædel , by steen brogaard copenhagen , denmark 225px danish 6 august 1964 lars kirchhoff -lrb- 2008 - 2014 -rrb- crime fiction , thriller sara blædel
 sara blædel novelist
sara blædel

sara blædel -lrb- born 6 august 1964 -rrb- , is a danish author best known for her crime fiction novels featuring louise rick .
she is the daughter of journalist leif blædel and actress annegrethe nissen .
she has been voted most popular author in denmark three times , received several prizes and grants and her novels have been published in 18 countries .
she was born in copenhagen and grew up in hvalsø denmark .
after working as a waitress , she trained in graphic arts and publishing , working as the graphic coordinator at denmark 's gyldendal publishing house .
blædel founded the `` sara b '' crime fiction publishing company in 1993 , and in 1995 she started work as a journalist .
she worked on several television series a presenter , researcher , project manager , and editor before becoming an author .
