Peggy L. (paigu) reviewed on 8/28/2012 + 120 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

Riding on the coattails of the translated "Milennium Trilogy" and "Harry Hole" series comes this work from Danish authors. Aside from the terrifying title, this book is a tepid mystery with very little in terms of character development. It takes a few long chapters before the said "boy in suitcase" even makes an appearance. If the reader is even paying the slightest attention, the boy's identity is obvious. The underlying plot lacks the menace it deserves, possibly due to a poor translation?

The female protagonist, Nina, is underdeveloped. Her "secret" is revealed too late in the book. Her neurotic tendencies are told in unflattering, unloveable terms from family members who have grown tired of her behavior. This is not a character who seems capable of carrying any series.

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