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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage) |  | Author: Stieg Larsson
Creator: Reg Keeland
Publisher: Vintage
Category: Book
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Rating:  879 reviews
Sales Rank: 12
Media: Paperback
Edition: Trade Paperback Edition
Pages: 608
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 0307454541
Dewey Decimal Number: 839.738
EAN: 9780307454546
ASIN: 0307454541
Publication Date: June 23, 2009
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Product Description
A sensation across Europemillions of copies sold
A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue.
Its about the disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden . . . and about her octogenarian uncle, determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder.
Its about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired to get to the bottom of Harriets disappearance . . . and about Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old pierced and tattooed genius hacker possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her ageand a terrifying capacity for ruthlessness to go with itwho assists Blomkvist with the investigation. This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, astonishing corruption in the highest echelons of Swedish industrialismand an unexpected connection between themselves.
Its a contagiously exciting, stunningly intelligent novel about society at its most hidden, and about the intimate lives of a brilliantly realized cast of characters, all of them forced to face the darker aspects of their world and of their own lives.
Amazon.com 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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 Very exciting Swedish thriller March 12, 2010
Medb M. Sichko (Boston, MA)
This book was a bit slow starting up but then I couldn't put it down. My book group read it and everybody commented that the book was addictive. People found themselves sneaking off to read it at 2 in the morning. I found Steig Larrson a very appealing writer. In fact, I got a crush on him as I was reading. The book is more than just a thriller; the characters have some real depth. And I love all the Swedish places and names. The book makes you want to take a vacation in Sweden. I'm now in the middle of the second book, "The Girl who Played with Fire," also terrific.
Tremendous Mystery! Salander Is a Transcendent Female Character March 12, 2010
Claudine Wolk (www.help4newmoms.com)
Salander, the transcendent female character created by Steig Larson, is a breakthrough for female literary protagonists. What's more - she's really fun to read about. Larson tells an compelling story in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. The story is set in Sweden amidst the financial & magazine publishing world. Blomkvist, a most likable reporter, has been recently busted for a journalist no-no. Apparently, he wrote an article full of charges against a formidable company that he simply can not prove. In his despair, he takes an unlikely job, working for the head of a major corporation who wants Blomkvist to write his family's memoirs as a ruse to uncovering some family secrets long since buried.
As Blomkvist starts to make progress on the mystery, upsetting the extended family in the process, and finds himself in need of the very specific skills of Salander. They meet, they work together and they tussle a bit. Read the book to see how this unlikely pair attempt to solve the mystery and turn their own personal and professional lives around in the process.
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is perfectly paced and painstakingly developed mystery complete with suspense and romance. You are going to love it. Luckily the Salander character makes a reappearance in Larson next two books. Lucky us!
Loved the Book! March 12, 2010
Show Me State Book Lover (Jefferson City, MO)
This book was chosen for a book club choice so that is why I started reading it. We realized it was part of a trilogy but were only going to read the first book. It took me a bit to get into the book but once I got past about 40 pages I was hooked. We have now decided to read the second book for another month's book club choice. I would recommend this book highly!
Fast paced thriller with real characters March 12, 2010
Playful Red
Rarely do I stay up late reading. In this case, I did. The case is an intriguing who-done-it, wrapped up in some historical information (Sweden, nazis, etc) and an interesting, entertaining, beguiling view of the high tech world. Good character development, rarely seen in who-done-its. I look forward to reading the next book.
Unlikely Heroes Coming (Slowly) Together March 12, 2010
Maz (Australia)
The book can easily be divided into 3 parts: slow, fast and back to the future. Be patient while you read the 1st 3rd of the novel as events tend to be unfolding so slowly and they are not easily linked. Then, almost suddenly, the pace accelerates so fast you are practically breathless (and sleepless). Then it slows down to end with a feel good ending that ties the story to the (slow) beginings. At the end, it all makes sense and starts to feel coherent. It leaves you wanting (wishing?) that the heroine will return.
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