With a murder mystery
surrounded by a family of secrets, being led by a convicted journalist, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a
thrilling page-turner written by author Stieg Larsson. When a popular
journalist, Mikael Blomkvist, is found guilty in a libel case, he is summoned
by a wealthy businessman Henrik Vanger to investigate the murder of his
favorite niece Harriet. Blomkvist took the opportunity knowing that Vanger had
information on the man who had him convicted of libel. As time goes on
Blomkvist finds himself needing an assistant due to the complexity of the case.
That assistant is Lisbeth, a punk-haired girl with a dragon tattoo who turns
things around.
The novel exposes a world of Nazism, family secrets,
hidden ways of business and journalism and the world of criminal
investigations. It is a novel that can please any reader with all of the
subject matter and ideas brought together to form such an empowering piece. Lisbeth
and Blomkvist work together to uncover secrets from a family’s past in order to
learn more information to help Blomkvist in his case of the present. As Patrick
Anderson of the Washington Post reviewed “[A] huge bestseller in Europe and will be one
here if readers are looking for an intelligent, ingeniously plotted, utterly
engrossing thriller that is variously a serial-killer saga, a search for a
missing person and an informed glimpse into the worlds of journalism and
business.”
Giving a sense of thrill to the reader Larsson writes
with energy and attention to detail that has anyone reading from cover to
cover. With a twist at the end of each chapter the book will end keeping the
reader wanting more. Lucky for all the fans, Larsson has two novels to follow
the first. Although at times the writing of the novel is somewhat amateur at
times the story line is powerful and intriguing. With the novel earning the title
of number one bestseller in multiple countries as well as several awards in its
original country of Sweden, calling the novel a success is an understatement.
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