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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
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National Bestseller
An international publishing sensation, Stieg Larsson's Girl with the Dragon Tattoo combines murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue into one satisfyingly complex and entertainingly atmospheric novel.
Be sure to explor the entire series including The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, and the newest The Girl Who Played with Fire (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
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 pieced and tattooed punk prodigy Lisbeth Salander. Together they tap into a vein of unfathomable iniquity and astonishing corruption.
Outline Review
Amazon Best of the Month, September 2008: Once you start The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, there's no turning back. This debut thriller--the first in a trilogy from the late Stieg Larsson--is a serious page-turner rivaling the best of Charlie Huston and Michael Connelly. Mikael Blomkvist, a once-respected financial journalist, watches his professional life rapidly crumble around him. Prospects appear bleak until an unexpected (and unsettling) offer to resurrect his name is extended by an old-school titan of Swedish industry. The catch--and there's always a catch--is that Blomkvist must first spend a year researching a mysterious disappearance that has remained unsolved for nearly four decades.
With few other options, he accepts and enlists the help of investigator Lisbeth Salander, a misunderstood genius with a cache of authority issues. Little is as it seems in Larsson's novel, but there is at least one constant: you really don't want to mess with the girl with the dragon tattoo. --Dave Callanan
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Item Specifications...
Pages 608
Dimensions: Length: 8" Width: 5.1" Height: 1.2"
Weight: 0.95 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date Jun 23, 2009
Publisher Vintage
ISBN 0307454541
EAN 9780307454546
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 | Brilliant Page Turner Feb 9, 2010 |
Mystery, suspense, great dialog, and intriguing analysis of personal relationships are just some of reasons why you will find yourself immersed in Stieg Larson's first novel.
This fast paced exciting novel centers around an investigation being conducted by Mikael Blomkvist, a somewhat burnt out journalist, who is on self imposed exile from his editorial duties at Millenium magazine due to an ongoing trumped up libel suit. Blomkvist is hired by an elderly, emotionally plagued, rich industrialist, to use his investigative skillset in trying to solve the 35 year old mystery of his missing 16 year old niece.
Larsen's description of his characters are vivid. It appears each member of the secluded Vanger clan sports some type of phobia, depression, or anxiety disorder. Wait to you meet Lisbeth Salander, a misunderstood, tattooed, computer geek who assists Blomkvist in the investigation.
This nearly 600 page fiction is a quick read due to the literary prowness of Larsen. You will not be disappointed. 5 stars | | | | Swedish murder mystery Feb 8, 2010 |
| I'm in the process of reading this fascinating book. Did you know there is a statue of limitations on murder in Sweden? There is no such limitation in the U.S. on murder. Makes me think about which is the better approach. I highly recommend this book because it's a great mystery and it also gives the reader a peek into a different culture. | | | | You will not be able to put it down! Feb 8, 2010 |
| This book did not seem too interesting to me in the beginning but once I was past chapter 1, I was totally into it. The author started describing the lives of two different characters and I couldn't wait to see what can possibly bring them together. | | |  | Good, even if you don't like crime thrillers Feb 7, 2010 |
Synopsis: Mikael Blomkvist is a financial journalist who has recently been convicted of aggravated libel of industrialist Hans Wennerstrom. Henrik Vanger is the head of the powerful Vanger Corporation, haunted by the disappearance of his niece, Harriet Vanger, decades ago. Henrik employs Mikael to review the evidence of the disappearance, convinced he will be able to help solve the mystery. Lisbeth Salander is an enigmatic security specialist originally hired by Vanger to provide information on Mikael, but who becomes further involved and assists Mikael in the investigation. The Vanger family history is more complicated than Mikael and Lisbeth could have imagined and the truth is more disturbing and dangerous than they are prepared for.
As a general rule, I really don't enjoy crime thrillers, they are just not my cup of tea. While I don't generally have a problem with violence in books, I'm not really into stories where violent acts and murder (usually against women) are the crux of the tale. I had thought I wouldn't read this book because of the genre, but I had heard such good things about it from reviews and friends who have read it I decided to put it on my TBR list, although it sat waaaaayyy down the bottom. Then the other day I got a voucher to purchase it for half price so I thought what the hey, I'll give it a read. Strangely, I really enjoyed this book, even though it reconfirmed for me that crime thrillers are not my thing. The depth of detail Larsson uses to create his characters gives the reader a visual sense of their life and the world they live in. I really love Salander as a character, Larsson has done a brilliant job of describing the world of a person with Asperger's syndrome from their own point of view. A small part of me groans at the stereotypical-ness of the fact that she is a genius, yet she really is a great and unique woman and one you SERIOUSLY don't want to mess with. The scene of her revenge against her abuser alone is worth reading the book for.
The large host of characters and many plot lines are what makes this book better than alot of other crime thrillers, Larsson keeps them clear and easy to follow and completes every part of the story, nothing is left unresolved. If you are a fan of crime thrillers you will undoubtedly love this book, if you are like me and they aren't your favourite genre I would still recommend stepping outside your genre square and give it a try. I have put the other two books on my TBR list and am looking forward to finding out more about Salander and Blomkvist. | | | | Great first start Feb 7, 2010 |
| I was impressed w/this book. It took a 100 or so pages to get into it, and it times, it's a bit cliche (for a murder mystery), but Larsson presents some exciting twists & turns to the various story lines. I look forward to reading the other two books in the series. | | | Write your own review about The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
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