The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbol & Agnete Friis
Publisher:AudioGO (December 2011)
Source: Publisher
Formats Available: Hardcover, Kindle, Audio
Format Read: Audio
Read by: Katherine Kellgren
Listening Time: 8 hours 46 minutes
Synopsis from publisher: Nina Borg, a Red Cross nurse, wife, and mother of two, is trying to live a quiet life. The last thing her husband wants is for her to go running off on another dangerous mission to help illegal refugees. But when Nina’s estranged friend Karin leaves Nina a key to a public locker in the Copenhagen train station and begs her to take care of its contents, Nina gets suckered into her most dangerous case yet. Because inside the suitcase is a three-year-old boy: naked and drugged, but alive. Nina’s natural instinct is to rescue the boy, but she knows the situation is risky. Is the boy a victim of child trafficking? Can he be turned over to authorities, or will they only return him to whoever sold him? In an increasingly desperate trek across Denmark, Nina tries to figure out who the boy is, where he belongs, and who exactly is hunting him down. When Karin is discovered brutally murdered, Nina realizes that her life and the boy’s are in jeopardy, too.
My thoughts: The Boy in the Suitcase is unlike anything I’ve listened to before. It was an intense and emotional listen for me due to the fact that the story surrounds a three year old boy. It is one of those stories that jumps right in and grabs you from the beginning, then proceeds to hold on and not let go. I found myself listening to this audio whenever I had a few minutes to spare.
I found the level of intensity in this audio to be riveting. Often I will be doing something else while I’m listening to a book. Whether it be walking, filing, cleaning or working on some sort of craft project. I can’t tell you how many times I found that I’d stopped what I was doing because I was so engaged in the story being told.
I loved the fact that the author could develop this level of intensity while still having characters that were strong and believable. The slow and steady climb to the resolution was timed perfectly. The resolution was unexpected yet perfect.
Goodreads has The Boy in the Suitcase classified as the first in a series (Nina Borg #1) and the story hints at a continuation, but I could find no evidence of a sequel. If I do find out about one, I will certainly make sure to obtain it.
Without question, this audio easily ranks in my Top Listens for 2011 and will be highly recommended.
Don’t just take my word for it, as part of this blog tour the publisher is sharing clips from the story on each of the participating blogs! Make sure you stop by to have a listen.
I’m fortunate to be able to share two clips with you today.
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The blog tour:
12/12/11 – Reflections of a Book Addict http://lifeand100books.com/
12/13/11 – The Haunting of Orchid Forsythia http://hauntedorchid.blogspot.
12/15/11 – The Literate Housewife http://literatehousewife.com/
12/16/11 – Devourer of Books http://www.jensbookthoughts.
© 2011, Teresa. All rights reserved.
I keep seeing this book around and I think I will put it on my Christmas list. Thanks for the review!
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I haven’t heard of this one and the description sounds really odd but I’m always looking for an audiobook that I can’t stop listening to. Will have to think about this one next month when I get my next audible credit.