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deschatjes's review
4.0
Ouch - a reminder that there are some pretty sick people out there who can afford to do what they like. Enjoyed the plucky heroine Nina Borg and hoping to see more of the series.
1tiredmom46's review
3.0
A 3 year old boy was found in a suitcase inside a locker at the train station. What do you do? Who do you tell? Where do turn for help?
I totally got sucked into this story. There were so many twists, turns, connections. I found myself keeping a log in my head. The Boy in the Suitcase was absolutely not boring. The writing was easy to follow. The Author knew not to make wording or language to complex. I was not disappointed in this book.
I totally got sucked into this story. There were so many twists, turns, connections. I found myself keeping a log in my head. The Boy in the Suitcase was absolutely not boring. The writing was easy to follow. The Author knew not to make wording or language to complex. I was not disappointed in this book.
rouselle's review against another edition
3.0
Nina Borg is your average mother and wife working as a Red Cross nurse. One day, her old friend Karin asks to meet up with her and leaves cryptic instructions to collect a suitcase from a public locker located at Copenhagen station. Unable to say no to a friend in need, she goes and retrieves the item and finds a suitcase with a naked and unconscious boy inside.
When Nina discovers Karin brutally murdered inside her home not long after, she is left with no choice but to flee and protect the boy, and stay alive before the people responsible for taking him and killing Karin caught up with them.
Overall, it's a good read with just the right amount of suspense to keep you turning to the next page. It's the first book in this Nina Borg series. I was not blown away by the plot or the storytelling or the characters, but it's still a good story in a rather short book.
When Nina discovers Karin brutally murdered inside her home not long after, she is left with no choice but to flee and protect the boy, and stay alive before the people responsible for taking him and killing Karin caught up with them.
Overall, it's a good read with just the right amount of suspense to keep you turning to the next page. It's the first book in this Nina Borg series. I was not blown away by the plot or the storytelling or the characters, but it's still a good story in a rather short book.
rucsandra's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
bethsandford's review against another edition
3.0
This book was translated into English and similar to the Dragon Tattoo series, it took a while to get all the characters figured out. The chapters were short and with each chapter change the character changed. This made the story feel a bit choppy at first. The story was about a home nurse who asked her friend to pick up a "package" for her. The package ends up being a 3 year old boy in a suitcase. The nurse ends up murdered and Nina, her do gooder friend ends up trying to identify the boy while keeping him safe. The chase heats up toward the end, as the last 1/3 of the book is the most exciting. You'll have to read it to find out the ending :)
vegantrav's review
3.0
The Boy in the Suitcase is yet another Scandinavian crime novel (this one from Denmark), and it's a solid thriller, but there's nothing that makes it too terribly memorable with the exception of the nearly unbelievable stupidity of one of the main characters, Nina Borg.
Nina is an educated woman, a nurse, but time after time in this novel, she makes unbelievably stupid decisions. Of course, had she made common-sense choices--nothing requiring great wisdom, just simple common sense--then there would have been a good deal less drama in the story. As I was reading the novel and observing some of the ridiculous actions that Nina took, I would often say to myself, "No one is really this dumb." But then I would think about the people encounter in my job (I work with the general public) and would correct myself: yes, some people--in fact, far too many people--really are as stupid as Nina. So, I guess the general imprudence of Nina's actions are actually realistic.
Overall, this was a quick, easy read. It was enjoyable but not particularly noteworthy.
Nina is an educated woman, a nurse, but time after time in this novel, she makes unbelievably stupid decisions. Of course, had she made common-sense choices--nothing requiring great wisdom, just simple common sense--then there would have been a good deal less drama in the story. As I was reading the novel and observing some of the ridiculous actions that Nina took, I would often say to myself, "No one is really this dumb." But then I would think about the people encounter in my job (I work with the general public) and would correct myself: yes, some people--in fact, far too many people--really are as stupid as Nina. So, I guess the general imprudence of Nina's actions are actually realistic.
Overall, this was a quick, easy read. It was enjoyable but not particularly noteworthy.
sof00's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75