Boris lives in the Keeper of Secrets universe.

Susan encounters him in the first novel of the series and in Secrets Kept we get to know a bit more about him.

He is always there when Susan meets with ‘Backdoor Barry’, silently doing his job. Sometimes lipreading the mute old TV set, sometimes tending to his bartender duties. A quiet observer of everything that goes on at the Rising Sun Hotel.

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When I finished the second novel in this series, I couldn’t help wondering what was happening in Boris’ life when we were not around. Has he been a part of Barry’s adventures? Was he around when that chair acquired its famous bullet hole? Does he have a romantic interest?

As you can see, these questions needed to be answered.

Boris is more than just a bit part player in Susan Smith’s adventurous life — Boris has a life of his own.