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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
It’s 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.
It’s about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired to get to the bottom of Harriet’s 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 age who 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 industrialism and an unexpected connection between themselves.
Contagiously exciting, it’s 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.
Manufacturer: Random House Audio
Price Range: $14.07 - $29.95
 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
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| User Reviews |  | Stieg Larsson's untimely death at age 50 in 2004 is a tragedy
rating: 5
I see laments on these pages that "I wish the next one was coming out sooner." Well, I was so fired up by the enthralling "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" that I went to Amazon UK and ordered The Girl Who Played with Fire there. That way, I don't have to wait six months. It's out mid-January 2009. [Rubs hands together!]
About the book, what can I say that other haven't: Stieg Larsson's untimely death at age 50 in 2004 is a tragedy. His manifest talent fairly explodes on these pages. Every aspect of his background - financial journalist, crusader of violence against women, fervent exposer of Nazism, a person with a deep understanding of IT and data security - combines on these pages to make a gripping read that you can't put down. 465 pages never went by so fast.
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A Book You Can't Put Down
rating: 5
I loved this book and only wish the next one was coming out sooner. It is a shame that the author died so young. You couldn't wait to find out what was next and the characters were so well described that you felt you knew them. I would recommend this book to anyone.
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A crime novel that isn't just your ordinary pulp fiction.
rating: 5
Lots of interesting characters and plot developments and twists with a roller coaster ride end that while quite satisfying also leaves the reader thirsty for more.
Tragically for him and his readers the author has passed away before seeing his work published.
Fortunately for us readers there are still two more books to come in this trilogy.
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heartbroken
rating: 5
The best book in ages. Tragedy that he is gone: blessing that there are a few more. Heart is broken over ending: must repair!!!!!!!!
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Terrific Mystery
rating: 4
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a terrific murder mystery/corporate intrigue thriller that keeps the reader guessing. So many novels like this start out strong, for me at least, and then, somewhere in the middle, the ending will become predictable, but not this one. Larsson had me guessing and surprised at where he took the narrative. This is an enjoyable read that will not disappoint. Enjoy!
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