The
Boy in the Suitcase,
Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis (3.5)
The title
of this book should be a warning to any parent of young children that the book
may be difficult to read. I’m not giving
away anything by saying that the main character, Nina, finds a small
unconscious child in a suitcase in a bus locker. This happens in the first few pages. The rest of the book is a ‘Girl with the
Dragon Tattoo’ like Northern European mystery as Nina tries to find out what
has happened to the boy and, in turn, locate his family. Her task is made more
difficult as she realizes someone is trying to find her and the boy and they
are leaving dead bodies in their wake. Nina
is the typical main character of this genre: generally strong, but also broken with
a variety of personal issues. This book is fast paced and not your typical
child kidnapping tale. If you enjoy Jo
Nesbo and Stieg Larsson, you will likely enjoy this book.
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