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Synopsis
2018 IAN YA Book of the Year Award Finalist Nia, a 14-year-old Bulgarian-American girl, ditches her private school and takes a train from Sofia en route to Berlin to confront her ex-boyfriend. On the way, she meets a geriatric American named Kurt who has a knack for killing people unintentionally. On the lam across Eastern Europe, where will Kurt and Nia's intersecting journeys lead them? The Unusual Suspects is a wise, heart-warming, coming-of-age adventure.
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About the Author
Dominic Carrillo is a writer and teacher from San Diego, California. He earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees from UCLA. Dominic began creative and journalistic writing during graduate school. His stories have since been published in a variety of print and online magazines. Dominic has written a travel memoir, a literary novel, and two young adult (YA) novels: The Improbable Rise of Paco Jones (2016) and The Unusual Suspects (2018). He occasionally speaks at libraries, does school visits, and is currently teaching English/Literature at the Anglo-American School of Sofia (and working on his next YA novel).
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2018 IAN YA Book of the Year Award Finalist"The pace is fast and there's rarely a dull moment; there's juicy suspense in every subplot and plenty of close calls for the central duo... (An) adventure story that celebrates the value of literature and unlikely friendship."
-Kirkus Reviews
"What a wild ride! The Unusual Suspects is a story about finding yourself & true friendships in the most unlikely places if you just leave a seat & your heart open."
-Margie's Must Reads
"One of the best things I have read in awhile in coming-of-age literature. It isn't just great, it is sweet like honey, absorbing, and is a tale with very real and unusual characters... The author's gift for suspense is one of the things that will keep readers leafing nonstop through the pages of The Unusual Suspects... told in a way that compels you to keep reading. It is intriguing, entertaining, and delightful, with characters that are real and appealing."
-Readers' Favorite (5-star review)
"A highly entertaining and deeply profound YA novel. There's action and comedy and surprises along the way, but the real beauty of the novel is its personality and its heart... Carrillo offers an honest, authentic look at life through both young and old eyes...This is a heartwarming story about an unlikely and unforgettable friendship."
-Candi Sary, author of Black Crow, White Lie
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- PublisherCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1548972207
- ISBN 13 9781548972202
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages212
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ISBN 13: 9781548972202
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Nia's young heart is broken- and someone's going to pay. Who could've predicted where it would all lead? A teenage girl and a wise old writer, both driven by love, are now entangled in an apparent murder. Fate has bound these two strangers together in ways they never imagined. Alex was Nia's first real boyfriend. Just as their summer romance heats up, he makes conflicting announcements. He loves her. And he's moving to a new school in Berlin. A month later, he's with someone new as though they'd never happened - it's an Epic Devastation. Convinced her divorcing parents won't realize she's missing, Nia boards a train in Sofia, Bulgaria. She's bound for Germany in search of.in search of what exactly? Redemptive love? Revenge? A reckoning? She isn't sure. Kurt, an octogenarian writer from California, is on his way back to Budapest. He longs to visit the gravesite of his wife, whom he promised to love until his dying day. He has good news to share. Soon they'll be together again - this time for eternity. The unlikely pair is caught up in an international game of cat and mouse that threatens to derail both their plans. The police are hot on Nia's trail thinking she's been kidnapped. And now there's a dead body to contend with too. This was not how things were supposed to go. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781548972202
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