The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Larsson, Stieg

ISBN 10: 0307577589 ISBN 13: 9780307577580

Publisher: Random House, 2009

Synopsis

Coming September 2015: The Girl in the Spider's Web

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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Review:

'Just when I was thinking there wasn't anything new on the horizon, along comes Stieg Larsson with this wonderfully unique story. I was completely absorbed' Michael Connelly. (Michael Connelly)

'A publishing sensation who seemingly came from nowhere ... crime fiction has seldom needed to salute and mourn such a stellar talent as Larsson's in the same breath' Sunday Times. (Sunday Times)

The ballyhoo is fully justified . the novel scores on every front - The Times. (The Times)

''Intelligent, complex, with a gripping plot and deeply intriguing characters. The author's early death is a great loss' Philip Pullman, Guardian. (Guardian)

'As vivid as bloodstains on snow - Lee Child. (Lee Child)

'What a cracking novel! I haven't read such a stunning thriller debut for years. Brilliantly written and totally gripping - Minette Walters. (Minette Walters)

'I doubt you will read a better book this year - Val McDermid. (Val McDermid)

'So much more than a thriller, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a dazzling novel of big ideas - Harlan Coben. (Harlan Coben)

'Brilliantly written . the characters are superbly drawn and the story grips from first to last - Mail On Sunday. (Mail on Sunday)

'A rip-roaring serial-killer adventure - Mail on Sunday. (Mail on Sunday)

'An utterly fresh political and journalistic thriller that is also intimate and moral . a feast of a book - Michael Ondaatje. (Michael Ondaatje)

'The books are selling in their millions across Europe and it's not hard to see why - Spectator. (Spectator)

From the Publisher:

Review for Girl with the Dragon Tattoo:
A huge, 500-plus-page opus, a multilayered, multi-character tale by a writer of some considerable power. Full of social conscience and compassion, with great insight into the nature of moral corruption, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo just knocked me out. During the time I had my nose stuck in its pages, I was thoroughly consumed by the work, and in those periods when I had to put the book down, I found myself grumpy and anxious to return to Larsson's narrative ... when I finally put the book down, I was still unable to sleep, my head filled with the high-definition world that this author has crafted ... already I'm thinking this could be remembered as the best crime novel of 2008 ... This book shows how exhilarating crime fiction can be.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0307577589
• ISBN 13: 9780307577580
• Binding: Audio CD