Book No. 2 of 2013 is the first book that I received as a Christmas present this year The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberol and Agnete Friis! The book came from my daughter Elizabeth after I commented on the cover of the book (when I picked it up at the library for her) that it says “Fans of Nordic crime fiction rejoice” that I was a fan of Nordic crime fiction! Anyway after reading the book i am a fan of the authors and so are a lot of others. Here are the awards that it have been bestowed upon it:
The New York Times Book Notable Crime Book
Strand Magazine Critics Award Nominee
Indie List November 2011 pick
Barry Award Nominee Best First Novel
Harald Morgensen Award for Best Danish Thriller
Glass Key Crime Fiction Award Nominee
Not bad, eh! The plot of the novel revolves around Red Cross nurse Nina Borg. Nina is a person who does her best to save the world one person at a time, so when she gets a frantic call from her estranged friend Karin she can’t say no. She’s given a key to a locker in the Copenhagen train station and in the locker she finds a naked and drugged three-year old boy! Is he a victim of child trafficking? Soon she plunged into a mystery that may end up costing her, her life. Quickly, she is racing across Denmark to find out who the boy is and where he belongs!! the Washington Posts says:
“Terrific…. Once you start reading, you can’t stop – it’s as if the poor kid’s life depends on your getting to the end as fast as possible”
I enjoyed the book particularly the last 100 plus pages when all the various pieces of the puzzle began to be put together! So if you are a fan of good reads, not just Nordic fiction check this one out!! Lene Kaaberbol has sold more than two million books worldwide as a fantasy write and Agnette Friis is a journalist and children’s writer The Boy in the Suitcase is their first collaboration. The second which also features Nina Borg is Invisible Murder!