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Nina Borg Mysteries: Book 1
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Description edit
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 save or protect illegal refugees. But when Nina's estranged friend Karin leaves Nina a key to a public locker in... read more
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Characters edit
- Nina Borg: Woman who finds the young boy inside the suitcase. She is married and has a family of her own.
- Sigita Ramoškienė: Young mother whose son, Mikas, has been kidnapped.
- Karin Kongsted: Nina's friend from nursing school. She calls Nina in distress and asks her to pick up something at the train station.
- Mikas Ramoška: Kidnapping victim. He is a small boy who looks to be about three years old.
- Jan Marquart: Also referred to as "The Dane." He is secretly arranging for an important package to be delivered.
- Darius Ramoška: Mikas father; Sigita's ex-husband
- Boden: Add a description of this character.
- Geld
- Morten: Nina's longsuffering husband
- Barbara Woronska: Jucas' love interest and kidnapping accomplice
- Aleksander
- Anton: Nina & Morten's son
- Anne Marquart: Jan's wife
- Zita
- Fenster
- Bett
- Marija
- Allan
- Pavel Dobrovolskij
- Algirdas Janusevičius
- Zorn
- Frau Orlovien
- Schatz
- Weise
- Knie
- Ende
- Ruhe
- Luft
- Dimitri Bukovski
- Dänen
- Mrs. Orlovienė
- Natasha
- Klimka
- Tauragė
- Inger
- Keld
- Anna
- Ida: Nina & Morten's daughter
- Mrs. Šaraškienė
- Rina
- Ulla Svenningsen
- Mrs. Jovaišienė
- Tomas
- Aleksas Baronas
- Evaldas Gužas
- Martynas Valionis
- Julija Baronienė
- Tante Jolita
- Magnus
- Jučas: Lithuanian kidnapper and thug
- Daiva Povilavi
- Anders Kvistgård
- Dane
- Peter
- Mrs. Mažekienė
- Birgit: Nina's nosy neighbor
- Milda
- Mathias
First Sentence edit
Holding the glass door open with her hip, she dragged the suitcase into the stairwell leading down to the underground parking lot.
Table of Contents edit
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT PAGE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
Themes & Symbolism edit
- Kidnapping: prostitution
- Murder: Describe this theme.
- Vices
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 1 in Nina Borg Mysteries. (standard series)
This is book 1 of 2 in A Nina Borg Thriller. (standard series)
Followed by Invisible Murders.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Lene Kaaberbøl (Author)
- Agnete Friis (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Soho Crime
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 4, 2012
ISBN: 978-1616951696
Page Count: 317
Publisher: Soho Crime
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 4, 2012
ISBN: 978-1616951696
Page Count: 317
Awards edit
- A New York Times Bestseller
- The New York Times Book Review Notable Crime Book of 2011 (2011)
- Indie Next List November 2011 Pick (2011)
- Strand Magazine Critics Award Nominee
- Barry Award Nominee for Best First Novel
- Harald Morgensen Award for Best Danish Thriller of the Year
- Glass Key Crime Fiction Award Nominee
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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