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Baker, N. V.

 
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Synopsis

A lonely woman in transit. A bullied boy with a secret. Can friendship save their lives?


On the cusp of 40, long-time goth Lena takes a Baltic Sea cruise hoping to meet someone who likes her for who she is. An 11-year-old boy considering suicide wasn’t who she had in mind.
Both lonely outsiders, they find their friendship growing after Lena talks Carter from the ledge, and the boy shares his deepest secret. Yet that evening, in her unsuccessful pursuit of an attractive fellow passenger, Lena almost forgets her young friend.
Until he turns up missing.
Ship security labels it a suicide, and the grieving parents agree. Lena isn't convinced. But if the boy didn’t jump, where is he? Her dread mounting, she realizes she alone must solve the mystery and find the child. With time is running out and self-doubt creeping in, Lena must discover the truth before the ship reaches its final destination….
A gripping mystery and tale of an extraordinary friendship, The Boy in the Suitcase is the first in The Concealing Sea mystery series with Lena Albright.
By the author of the mystery/love story, vanished. A Novel.

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À propos de l'auteur

N. V. Baker blends mystery and suspense with stories about love and self-discovery against the backdrop of international travel. The inspiration for her debut novel, vanished. came from an overland journey she took from Bangkok to West Berlin in the late 1970s. The Boy in the Suitcase is her second novel and the first in The Concealing Sea mystery series. A former journalist and political science professor, she has authored three books of non-fiction, two in the field of presidential/legal studies. She and her partner, Peter, live in the high desert in New Mexico.

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