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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | 
 enlarge | Author: Stieg Larsson
Creator: Reg Keeland
Publisher: Knopf
Category: Book
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Rating:  124 reviews
Sales Rank: 60
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 480
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.5 x 1.6
ISBN: 0307269752
Dewey Decimal Number: 839.738
EAN: 9780307269751
ASIN: 0307269752
Publication Date: September 16, 2008
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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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 A Book You Can't Put Down December 2, 2008
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.
A crime novel that isn't just your ordinary pulp fiction. December 1, 2008
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.
heartbroken December 1, 2008
The best book in ages. Tragedy that he is gone: blessing that there are a few more. Heart is broken over ending: must repair!!!!!!!!
 Terrific Mystery November 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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!
 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo November 29, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
"Among the best crime novels ever written" (from the back flap)? I don't think so. Somewhere in there (538 pages, import paperback) there was maybe 200 pages of good crime/mystery. Blomkvist and Salander are both engaging characters, and when they finally meet (at about page 300) the story takes off and doesn't let up until the resolution of Harriet's disappearance. BUT, weighted down with the entire Vanger family history, way too much info about Wennerstrom (whom we never meet), all those Vangers who ultimately have no impact on Harriet's story (not even as good red herrings, e.g., Harald), the terrific but totally wasted Dragan Armansky, and Salander's ridiculous "mission impossible" trip at the end, this story drops from a possible 4-star to 2-1/2 max stars for me. Let's hope for a little tighter editing on the next installment.
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