Barbara S. (barbsis) - , reviewed on 12/28/2011 + 1076 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 4

This story jumps back and forth between many points of view and is really confusing. We have Nina Borg who is a Red Cross nurse who is notorious for getting in over her head in matters that really don't concern her. When her friend Karin calls and asks for her help, Nina discovers the suitcase with it's shocking contents and runs. Her husband is exasperated with her shenanigans and her children feel neglected. We have Sigita Ramoskiene who is Mikas' mother (the boy in the suitcase) who spends the entire book trying to figure out who took her son and why. She is really the heroine of the story not Nina as indicated on the jacket. We have Jan Marguart whose intentions we only find out late in the book (so I won't ruin the surprise). We have Jucas a man in this situation all the way up to his eyeballs and Barbara his unsuspecting though complicit girlfriend. And of course we have the Dane, a mystery man who seems to be the bad guy throughout.

The first chapter grabbed me and hooked me regardless of the fact that I had trouble keeping track of who was who. Once I finally figured that out and what the heck was really going on, I was enthralled and stayed up way past my bedtime to finish the book which has an exciting though controlled conclusion. This is a series book and it sets up for the next. Though the series is about Nina and not the boy in the suitcase. I liked Nina though she was "lost" throughout most of the book and will definitely be reading further installments.

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