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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Loved it!
Excellent book. Well written.
The three books written by this author are each great reads. After reading them, I was sad that he didn’t live to write more. The characters and the story are equally compelling. The angst, excitement, and fear for the protagonist ran through every sentence. From first page to the last, i devoured every word.
This was a hard book to get into, but once the plot kicked in I couldn’t put it down.
Very good. Series great. Author died after 3 books. DONT read 4th book written by different author. ITS AWFUL
Excellent Suspense!!
I love his books
One of the best books I’ve ever read! It’s ALL of the tags above and more. Parts of it are pretty graphic, but I was able to overlook them because the story was so fascinating, as were the characters in the book. I couldn’t wait until the movie came out! The movie was, as usual, much more violent and graphic that the book was.
First in the series of three, this book about an unusually computer-savvy young woman is both fascinating and scary. This author creates some unforgettable characters and scenes set in Scandinavia. I had to read all three books, each one a little more disturbing than the last but finally, a satisfactory conclusion.
Took me awhile to get into the story, because of the difficult names, but once I did I couldn’t put it down. I’ve read the entire series! Powerful and addictive!
Just amazing
I’m so sorry this author died leaving behind only 3 books. The language is a sort of gritty with a lot of profanity but the book is so GOOD.
This is the first in the series of three. They have all been made into movies both in the USA and also in Sweden. Great series. Page turners. Great characters
Exceptional author. Died too young.
Way better than the movie!
It has been a while since I read this but as I recall it was a great book.
Boring
Great Book, read the series.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is the first of several novels but my favorite . The characters are bleak and driven. The plot line hurdles forward quickly despite great detail and the atmosphere built by the author made me want to visit far away countries where it is both cold and dark two of my least favorite things.
I found this book very difficult to get into, but it was definitely worth persevering. Fascinating!