A crime novel that's both exciting an touching
Deals with prejudices, racism and refugees
Written by an award-winning and bestselling author
12-year-old Lena and her mother lose their apartment and have to move into the run-down “Hotel Paradise”, where applicants for asylum and illegal immigrants are packed in like sardines.
There, Lena becomes friends with Ajoke from angola. Together with little Efrem they try to find out who’s responsible for all the thefts that have been taking palce recnetly in the hotel.
Tu the scale of crime is larger than expected, and the gtrail leads to the owner and manager of the hotel…
This book was first adapted into a film in 1992 and published as paperback in 1996. The time is ripe to re-introduce it.