An international publishing sensation, Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo combines murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue into one satisfyingly complex and entertainingly atmospheric novel. Harriet Vanger, a scion of one of Sweden’s wealthiest families disappeared over forty years ago. All these years later, her aged uncle continues to seek the truth. He … hires Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently trapped by a libel conviction, to investigate. He is aided by the pierced and tattooed punk prodigy Lisbeth Salander. Together they tap into a vein of unfathomable iniquity and astonishing corruption. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Not a page turner took me several weeks to finish. I have no desire to read other book from this author.
This is a phenomenal series. Took some time to get my brain wrapped around a different country, names, language and culture. Fascinating read!!!
Just get through the first half. The second half is amazing
Better than the movie of course
I happily suspend belief at the possibility of anyone being able to pull of even a small fraction of the things Elizabeth manages, but the mystery is engaging and it’s a fun read.
I like when the good guy (or girl in this case) wins!
The whole series was a great read.
It was so good that I read it over a weekend.
I fell in love with this book and the two that followed in the author’s Stockholm Series. I read and reread them, bought every filmed version and continued to watch them all these years later. A character like Lisbeth Salander only comes along once every decade or two.
Great author
I LOVE the entire collection of this story line! Not usually my thing, but it gripped me once I started.
This is a real page turner. You really get involved with the characters.
It was hard to put this book down, a truly great read
Couldn’ put it down
I had a hard time getting started, but once I got into it, I couldn’t stop until I had finished it and the rest of the trilogy.
I loved this book. I am so glad a friend recommended it.
This entire series is amazing!!
Could not put it down.
Not for the faint of heart!
What a fast and compelling read. Larsson not only delivers a grand and complex mystery with some amazing characters, he brings us Lisbeth Salander, one of the most complex and exciting characters I’ve read in years.
The master does go “over-the-top,” but Lisbeth is amazing.