The Girl Who Played With Fire
LARSSON, STIEG; Translator - Keeland, Reg
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From McInBooks, IOBA, Farmington, NM, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 04 November 2014
About this Item
FIRST UK EDITION, FIRST PRINTING (full number line to 1) Maclehose Press, London, 2009. SIGNED by the TRANSLATOR (Reg Keeland) directly on Title Page in blue ink to match the cover. FINE/FINE. Dust Jacket Bright in Brodart protective cover, Clean, not price clipped (à ¿½16.99). Text Clean, no marks. No remainder mark. Binding Tight and Square. Not ex-library. Not book club. Carefully packed and shipped in a Box from Dry, Smoke-Free home. Email Confirmation with Tracking Number. International ships Global Priority (Air). First UK Edition, First Printing, Signed by Translator. Seller Inventory # B311 L106
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Girl Who Played With Fire
Publisher: Maclehose Press, London
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
About this title
One of Larsson's key achievements as a writer was to create an innovative kind of heroine for the crime novel. His unconventional sleuth, the highly intelligent computer hacker Lisbeth Salander, is a confrontational young woman, whose Goth accoutrements sometimes alienate those around her (except the individuals she opts to have sexual relations with – strictly, that is, according to the rules she lays down). In the second book in the Millennium sequence, The Girl Who Played with Fire (as in its its predecessor), Lisbeth's closest ally is the older journalist Mikael Blomqvist, even though she has abruptly ended her emotional relationship with him. Lisbeth has left all she knows behinds her and has begun a relationship with a gauche young lover. But after a grim revenge run-in with a man who has abused her, she becomes a suspect in three murders, and is the subject of a nationwide search. Blomqvist, however, is convinced of her innocence (he has just been responsible for a blistering report on the sex trafficking industry in Sweden), and is determined to help her – whether she wants his help or not.
As with Larsson’s earlier book, this is highly compelling fare, with tautly orchestrated suspense; it's often grisly and uncompromising (not a problem for many readers), and the massive text may be longer than is good for it, but Larsson admirers won't begrudge the late author a word,and will be impatient for the third (and, regrettably, concluding) book in the sequence. --Barry Forshaw
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