Product Description
National BestsellerAn international publishing sensation, Stieg Larsson's Girl with the Dragon Tattoo combines murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue 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 pieced and tattooed punk prodigy Lisbeth Salander. Together they tap into a vein of unfathomable iniquity and astonishing corruption.

Amazon.com Review
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

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 595 reviews)

A lot that bothered me... by L. J. Roberts (Oakland, CA)

3 Stars
November 10, 2009
First Sentence: it happened every year, was almost a ritual. Journalist Mikael Blomkvist trusted his source and ended up being convicted of libel. Lisbeth Salander is a tattooed punk about whose history no one knows, but is a very skilled investigator. They join forces to solve the case of the missing grand-niece of an elderly, wealthy industrialist with a completely dysfunctional family. The opening is excellent; not overly dramatic, but subtle and intriguing. After that, however, it took me a long time to get into the story. I found the first half of it a bit plodding, but at no point was I tempted to stop reading. In retrospect, I realize my overall feeling was that I liked the book, yet when I look at it in parts, there was a lot that bothered me. I like particularly liked Liz. She was, by far, the most interesting and intriguing character, and I want to know more about her. The other characters weren't bad but didn't do much for me. Even Mikael only became really interesting after he and Liz starting working together. The author has a thing about names with "B" and "S", which became distracting. He also likes portents--little ones, occasionally--but they drive me crazy. Another irritant was that the book was filled with product placement; it occasionally seemed to be a large Apple advertisement. On the other hand, I was amused by the references to the contemporary mysteries the character was reading. I do wish the sense of place were stronger. The village could be set anywhere where there is winter; I don't get a real sense of it being Sweden. The plot itself was only okay. There were almost three plots; Mikael clearing his name, Liz obtaining her freedom and the missing granddaughter. Larsson did do a good job in bringing the three plots together, yet it all felt a bit improbable. I might read the other two books in the series, but don't feel compelled to so do. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (Myst-Mikael Blomkvist/Lisbaeth Salander-Sweden-Cont) - G Larsson, Steig - 1st in series Vintage Crime, 2008, Trade Paperback- ISBN: 9780307454546

What's Not to Like About This Book ? by A Southern Reader (New Orleans, LA United States)

5 Stars
November 09, 2009
What's not to like about this book. I mean, it is very well written and has one of the better crafted mystery stories that I have come across. The characters, especially the title character, are well developed and memorable. There are a couple of incidents of violence you won't soon forget and the comeuppance that one of the bad guys receives is unforgetable. Others have described it as a page turner. I agree.

Well-crafted thiller from Stieg Larsson by Christopher Kell (New York)

4 Stars
November 07, 2009
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson is a complex and well-written thriller and crime detection novel rolled into one. The characters are compelling and hold your interest through almost 600 pages of translated text. The one drawback is that some people will have difficulties with the somewhat graphic violence depicted upon people and property.

Sad commentary on the literary trash that excites people today by I feel sorry for you...

1 Stars
November 06, 2009
Couldn't finish this one. After reading about the brutality toward the poor girl, I stopped and left the book in a hotel room far from home. I feel sorry for the author who seems to know too much about how to violate women (should be interesting to find out why) and the readers who gave such glowing reviews. Does assault and victomization really entertain those sad souls? Whatever happened to nurturing and protecting people? Larsson, you should be ashamed to write such trash.

sucked me i n!

5 Stars
November 06, 2009
story started out slow. was not sure i wanted to co nti nue after the first 20 pages. glad i did. the characters were very real and i could picture them in my minds eye. before long i was totally immersed in the story. i have already bought the girl who played with fire. plan to read it right away.

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