The Girl Who Played with Fire

A Lisbeth Salander Novel

By: Stieg Larsson, Reg Keeland - translator

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 18 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

The electrifying follow-up to the phenomenal best seller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ("An intelligent, ingeniously plotted, utterly engrossing thriller" The Washington Post), and this time it is Lisbeth Salander, the troubled, wise-beyond-her-years genius hacker, who is the focus and fierce heart of the story.

Mikael Blomkvist, crusading journalist and publisher of the magazine Millennium, has decided to publish a story exposing an extensive sex trafficking operation between Eastern Europe and Sweden, implicating well-known and highly placed members of Swedish society, business, and government.

On the eve of publication, the two reporters responsible for the story are brutally murdered. But perhaps more shocking for Blomkvist: the fingerprints found on the murder weapon belong to Lisbeth Salander.

Now, as Blomkvist, alone in his belief in her innocence, plunges into his own investigation of the slayings, Salander is drawn into a murderous hunt in which she is the prey, and which compels her to revisit her dark past in an effort to settle with it once and for all.

Listen to the rest of The Millennium Trilogy.

©2009 Stieg Larsson (P)2009 Random House

Critic reviews

“Boasts an intricate, puzzle-like story line . . . even as it accelerates toward its startling and violent conclusion.” (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times)

“[A] gripping, stay-up-all-night read.” ( Entertainment Weekly)

“Gripping stuff. . . . A nail-biting tale of murder and cover-ups.” ( People)

Great Series

Where does The Girl Who Played with Fire rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I loved all thee Stieg Larsson titles. The narrator Simon Vance was brilliant! His different voices for the characters was superb.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

I was entertained during the entire book and couldn't wait to find out what happened next during the whole book.

Have you listened to any of Simon Vance’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This was a great continuation of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I listened to this book and all 3 in the series as often as I could. Wishing I could keep going without interruption.

Any additional comments?

I immensely enjoyed this series especially the narrator who made it a wonderful thrilling experience.

Enjoyable suspense in

Good book to pass time on a holiday weekend followed by a snow day. Peace out.

awesome!

Awesome sequel. wait for it....might start a bit slow like the first one but...yeah....wait for it...

Absolutely amazing.

One of the best and most gripping audiobooks I've ever heard. And a masterful performance of the reader. I can only recommend it.

Couldn't stop listening

Like the other reviewers, I agree it was torture to take the ear buds out of my ears and stop listening to this book. I am anxiously waiting for the third book to come out, and already sad their won't be a fourth. The characters are wonderfully developed, interesting, and Simon Vance does a wonderful job with a whole slew of accents.

a thriller with unexpected turns!

easy to lose yourself in. great narration. as good as the first in the series.

Best series ever

The first book starts out slow, but then hold on
for a wild ride. If you read the second book, you must read the third.

Simon Vance's performance is outstanding

Any additional comments?

The book itself is exceptional, as so many people already know, so I want to add that Simon Vance's performance is absolutely stellar. I was amazed at how he, just one person, succeeded in making so many different characters come to life with such richness and distinction. What an incredible talent. Thank you for your wonderful work, Mr. Larsson, Mr. Vance, and all who worked on this production.

as good as the the first!

what more can i say other than i can not wait for the last installment!

Captivatiting

I didn't want the books to end. Both were great.
The narrator was the best and he made all the characters fit their parts! Very sad about the auther though!