This book has it all; great characters, interesting story, numerous twists, and satisfying ending. Looking forward to the second and third books in this series. I wish Stieg Larsson was still around to write more. He was a unique talent who didn't get to see us enjoy the fruits of his labor.

Also, can't say enough about Reg Keeland's translation. He managed to make it easy enough for non-Swedes to understand while keeping the atmosphere intact.

Simon Vance is excellent as always.

This book is many mysteries in one. The characters are fascinating and the reader perfect. I actually listened to it twice. The second time was even better as I knew who all the characters were. Looking forward to listening to Book 2 in the series.

Wow! Great characters, good plot line, good detail, very refreshing. Best thriller I've read in years.

Just loved this book. Kept my interest the whole way through & had a killer ending.

Great story, well written and it gets better as you listen. The narrator does an incredible
job building up the story and the characters. I Can’t wait to listen to the sequel.

The style of writing was difficult to follow at first. It was slow and seemed to lack direction - was I wrong. By the last 5 hours I could not stop listening. I found the book so enjoyable I downloaded the next book in the trilogy. Also this was the first narrative by Simon Vance I actually enjoyed.

I stuck with this just because of the good reviews but only liked the last 2 hrs. Much too slow of a build into the story.

To say this book starts slow, would be kind. It starts out very slow. I downloaded the book in May and just finished it. Each time I tried to listen to more of it, another book came along and I quickly jumped books, but then, I'd try it again while looking for a new book. Along with a friend of mine that said stick with it, it's just about going to get good. For me that started at disc 7, you may want to go abridged on this book. the rest of the book was an interesting murder, killer, sex, mystery. I am now at a cross road, what book to listen to next, do I jump into book 2, if I do it will be abridged

Several people had mentioned this book and then my bookclub decided to read it. I have never been more angry about a book. The writer has treated all of the women characters with such violence and lack of respect. The violent acts swept under the carpet for whatever reason... were detestable. The protaganist for whom you initially feel regard take no responsibility for his daughter or his colleague. The more I thought about how he left his colleague...the more disappointed I became. I wonder about a writer who dramatizes such violence against women and then proceeds to move on without second thought or remorse. It may be fiction...But so what.

This is a dark mystery. This is the prequel or first book to "The girl who played with fire". Wish audible gets this straight, since this is the second time they screwed up, and I read the second book then the first book. I had to read/listen to the second book again. Even though each book stands by itself, but it helps to understand the characters better. Overall it was interesting, but pity when translating they used miles and feet instead of metric system, since Europe is using metric system, it made the story less authentic European.