Thanks to Dutton and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this title before publication.

I've heard of Sara Blaedel, but A Harmless Lie was the first book of hers that I have read, and I loved it! Even though it's later in the Louise Rick series (which I did not know when I picked this up), I was able to fully immerse myself in the story and it read like a standalone. This is a book of small town secrets, cold cases combined with current missing persons and suicide cases. I loved reading about the Danish towns where Blaedel set this story, and I loved how all of the mysteries were resolved in the end - while some of the reveals I suspected, others were completely fresh to me. I am really interested now in reading the rest of this series and her other series. Thanks also to crimebythebook on Instagram for convincing me to try this author!