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Murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue combine 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.

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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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Starred Review. Cases rarely come much colder than the decades-old disappearance of teen heiress Harriet Vanger from her family's remote island retreat north of Stockholm, nor do fiction debuts hotter than this European bestseller by muckraking Swedish journalist Larsson. At once a strikingly original thriller and a vivisection of Sweden's dirty not-so-little secrets (as suggested by its original title, Men Who Hate Women), this first of a trilogy introduces a provocatively odd couple: disgraced financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist, freshly sentenced to jail for libeling a shady businessman, and the multipierced and tattooed Lisbeth Salander, a feral but vulnerable superhacker. Hired by octogenarian industrialist Henrik Vanger, who wants to find out what happened to his beloved great-niece before he dies, the duo gradually uncover a festering morass of familial corruption—at the same time, Larsson skillfully bares some of the similar horrors that have left Salander such a marked woman. Larsson died in 2004, shortly after handing in the manuscripts for what will be his legacy. 100,000 first printing. (Sept.)
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Hardcover: 572 pages
Publisher: MacLehose Press / Quercus; First Edition edition (2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1847242537
ISBN-13: 978-1847242532
Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 1.8 x 9.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
Average Customer Review: 5,962 customer reviews
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This one of my favorite book, not only it’s fun

ByMichael Tatayon September 1, 2016

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Arrived on time. This one of my favorite book, not only it’s fun, but also it is educational and inspirational. These books are truly something not to be missed, and will not soon be forgotten. After reading this book, it made me want to go on a hike just like the author. I am a big fan of Bill Bryson, I read almost every book of him. What I appreciate about Bryson is he raised awareness regarding our environment and how our actions effect the environment. It’s to be a very accurate evaluate that his works are eco-literature. Very happy with this book and purchase. Definitely recommend.

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Indelible Ink

ByNick Nicholas, MSWon June 20, 2016

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Although this book is the first of a trilogy (now a tetralogy thanks to an author working from the manuscripts Larsson left behind prior to his untimely death), it stands well on its own right. It is a dark and moody book, much like Sweden in which the book is set, and much like the character for whom the book is named. The text does not grab the reader immediately with graphic descriptions of horrific events. It begins almost pianimissimo and in a molto adagio style (with a few moments of high tension scattered through the book) rises towards a crescendo towards the end as the protagonist is captured by the villain and escape seemed impossible. These musical metaphors are quite apt because the book moves like a Mozartian symphony.

The two central characters are well fleshed out. Even the bizarre appearance and behavior of Lisbeth Salander becomes nor only acceptable but also understandable. Mikael Blomkvist, the ostensible protagonist (or is the titular "girl with the dragon tattoo" the true protagonist of this novel?), receives a great deal of attention from the author, but his role is more expository rather than a study in character. Lisbeth Salander is very much a study in character, and even though she is missing from key scenes, even large swaths of the book, yet her brooding presence never disappears entirely.

This truly was one of those rare books you never wanted to end, and even through The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo stands well on its own as a novel, I look forward to reading other books in the series.

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Read if you have time

ByToclaon May 31, 2016

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This was a neat book. The main character was a bit of a Mary Sue, and that usually makes me just quit a book. But I could not. Some people describe this book as a tech book. I would say that tech tries to play a part in the book, and does not succeed. If you are looking for a technological thriller, this book will not do. It is a very interesting book and reminds me of Michael Creighton books I have read. I felt I learned a bit about a couple subjects and got a movie style ride through a twisty plot.

I feet zero necessity to read the sequels. But I would recommend this book to a friend... not as a stop and read book, but a read if room book.

I have not seen either movie.

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Wonderfully riveting, with only a few hiccups

BySam Hillon August 10, 2013

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As others have mentioned this book is slow off the mark; but eventually, maybe 30% of the way in (I'm reading the kindle edition so there are no page numbers), we reach cruising speed at last. Then it comes into its own as a really first-class thriller and the kind of book one doesn't want to put down. My advice: it pays to persevere!

At times, the language of the English translation is a bit too goose-steppingly wooden, but one gets over that in short order.

Some readers objected to the author's including a few menus for snacks enjoyed by the protagonists. For my part, I found that of interest, and have adopted one of them for my own repertoire: marinated herring, sour cream or tadziki and chives, bread, beer. Quick and nutritious. Thanks, Stieg!

For truly boring, endless and perfectly irrelevant menu descriptions, one cannot beat the ones saddled upon the reader in the appalling books #4 & 5 of the medieval saga _Game_of_Thrones_ by George R. R. Martin. In comparison, Mr. Larsson is countless light years above that.

Happy reading!

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Worthy for Consideration for the Cyber Security Canon

ByRick Howardon March 24, 2014

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You have heard of this book from watching one or both of the movies that have sprung from it, but do yourself a favor: take the time to read through this one. It is a fantastic story involving a complex mystery and engaging real-world characters. The overarching theme though is the spotlight that the author, Stieg Larsson, places on Swedish culture's egregious acceptance of violence against women. Lisbeth Salander is the tattooed girl referred to in the book's title. She is an orphan, a ward of the state, a hacker with a photographic memory who works for a private investigation firm, and a young woman who refuses to be a victim. She is an amazing character, a real woman with strengths and flaws but who can be held up to us all as an example to admire and to aspire to in regard to her drive, intelligence, and agency. It is written well, despite being translated into English from Swedish, and because the hacking described within is not exaggerated and could actually work, it is worthy of consideration for the cyber security canon. You should have read this by now.

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That being said I liked this book

ByBrian M. Mcgowanon May 4, 2015

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I must preface this critique with the acknowledgment that I'm not a mystery reader. That being said I liked this book, generally. The writing keeps the reader involved, though there are some times when the author goes off on a tangent. I liked the characters, in fact I liked the characters more than I liked the story.
The story itself was okay, or at least the mystery was okay. This type of incest story line has been done before, and so forat least me, it wasn't very scandalous. I also hate when authors make their characters supermen. Of course the girl with the dragon tattoo is the best computer hacker in all of Scandinavia. She can't be the third best or merely adept at it. No she has to be the best. Just makes the it forced.