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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Read the book before you see the movie.
Great mystery, fascinating characters, fun glimpse into Swedish culture. A page turner!
Loved it.
Couldn’t stop reading a page turner.
Do read all of his books….they are action-packed and keep you moving at a fast pace. These are books that I will re-read….an unusual action for me.
It proves that sometimes at the end, things are righted.
With the Mllennium Triology, Lizbeth Salander is simply one of my favorite characters and have read all three books several time. What makes Lizbeth’s character memorable is that she has endured many tragic events through no fault of her own that conspired to put and keep her in a dark place. Although her character may be somewhat flawed she …
Now this is a mystery book to read. Keeps you going through out the book.
It was a very interesting book from start to finish!
A little hard to get into, but once I did, the whole series was fantastic.
One of the best thrillers I’ve ever read with some nail biting plot twists and believable good and evil characters.
Very Highly Recommended. The American movie did not do the book Justice at all.
The Salendar (the heroine) series, starting with this book, and going through the rest is very good. The heroine is a long way from what we would normally consider to be a heroine, but it always leaves us rooting for her, and wanting more. Stig Larson died after giving …
Great book!
Great read.
I couldn’t but it down. Excellent read.
Loved it!!
Love all his books. They are paced perfectly and they are the ones you stay up all night to finish. Bring me more.
One of the best books i’ve read. Top of the list!
Incredible writing and plot.
I saw the movie before I read the book I think. The book was as suspense filled and richer than I remembered . I read the second because of this book. It seems very dark but with good reason