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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

By: Stieg Larsson, Reg Keeland - translator
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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Publisher's summary

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The thrilling first book in the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series featuring Lisbeth Salander: “Combine the chilly Swedish backdrop and moody psychodrama of a Bergman movie with the grisly pyrotechnics of a serial-killer thriller, then add an angry punk heroine and a down-on-his-luck investigative journalist, and you have the ingredients of Stieg Larsson’s first novel” (The New York Times). • Also known as the Millennium series

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 pierced and tattooed punk prodigy Lisbeth Salander. Together they tap into a vein of unfathomable iniquity and astonishing corruption.

Look for the latest book in the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series, The Girl in the Eagle's Talons, coming soon!

Listen to the rest of The Millennium Trilogy.
©2008 Stieg Larsson (P)2008 Books on Tape

Critic reviews

"Cases rarely come much colder than the decades-old disappearance of teen heiress Harriet Vanger from her family's remote island retreat north of Stockholm, nor do fiction debuts hotter than this European best seller...At once a strikingly original thriller and a vivisection of Sweden's dirty not-so-little secrets, this first of a trilogy introduces a provocatively odd couple." (Publishers Weekly)

"Combine the chilly Swedish backdrop and moody psychodrama of a Bergman movie with the grisly pyrotechnics of a serial-killer thriller, then add an angry punk heroine and a down-on-his-luck investigative journalist, and you have the ingredients of Stieg Larsson's first novel." (The New York Times)

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a striking novel. Just when I was thinking there wasn't anything new on the horizon, along comes Stieg Larsson with this wonderfully unique story. I was completely absorbed." (Michael Connelly)

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Simply Awesome!

Was recommended to me by a friend and came with a warning that I had to get past chapter 8 before I could give up on it. Best recommendation I've had in awhile, first few chapters are slow, but once it gets going hold on! Start with this book as it's part one in the three part series. This book doesn't end on a cliffhanger and wraps the story up well in my opinion - so if your going to read just one this is the one!

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a must read

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This is a fascinating mystery with great characters, read it, you will not disappointed, that this story takes place in Sweden makes it just that much more entertaining.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Lisbeth is one of the more unique, if not the most unique, fascinating characters ever.

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Wonderful Intrigue

Really enjoyed this book - multiple plots and character development occurring at the same time without any confusion that some times comes with this. Murder mystery that was fun to try and figure out as you read.

Very timely plot given today's financial intrigue. Loved that it was set in Sweden for something different. The book is not for the squeamish given portions are fairly graphic.

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Good "whodunit" well read

Apparently, this book is one of those that people either love or hate. I fall into the former group. I'm not sure if some of the reason I like it is because I listened to it on Audible and really like the narrator or if the story was the entire reason. But, whatever it was, I enjoyed at and will continue on to the next two books.
I thought the story was great, if not a bit grisly and I really liked the main character, Mikael Blomkvist. Despite some of his human foibles, he came across as a pretty good guy and likable. I'm not as sold on Lizabeth. She had a crappy childhood and was preyed upon by people of authority, but I didn't always feel the sympathy for her that perhaps I should. I didn't dislike her, but didn't really like her, either.
As a good "whodunit" should, it kept me guessing, well, who done it? Larsson keeps you on your toes trying to figure out the mystery of Harriet Vanger's disappearance.

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Amazing!

Loved this book and was addicted early on! Tore through this story with little self control! Narrator was fantastic!

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One of the Best Books

this is one of my favorite books. the narrator is awesome and I love the voices he does.

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One of the best on Audible

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This is one of the best I have downloaded from Audible. I only wish the Author could have continued the story before he passed away. Recommend all three books in the trilogy

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Lizabeth

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Gripping

One of the best novels I've listened to in a while. Great character development and held my interest until the horrible climax. A must read!!!

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A week straight!

I am in L-O-V-E! Simon Vance did phenomenal. I've never heard of Steig Larsson, but I am hooked with this series. Don't hesitate to listen.

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Amazing story and excellent characters!

This story is exciting, gripping, and unexpected in its twists and turns... like riding a roller coaster while wearing a blindfold. I couldn't wait for my commute each day. Excellent performance by Mr. Vance. I highly recommend this listen.

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