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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 • 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!

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

Critic reviews

ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME

"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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Stunning

It took me a while to get into and warm up to this book but once I did, I was hooked. I've read other books translated to English but this translation was stellar. It was as if Charles Dickens had transported in time to lend his beautiful eloquence to a modern-day story. The narrator was superb. His characterizations and narrating was perfect and could even rival that of Roy Dotrice or Jim Dale. Fantastic story! Woo-Hoo!!!

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love love love

I loved it! I was hooked from start to finish. Can't wait to start the next book.

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obsessive

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I was completely obsessed with finishing this book once I started. At first I was unsure, but after the inital character set up, I couldn't stop listening. I listen during my daily commute, and found myself leaving early and driving slower just to get to listen more. Don't pass this one up!

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great thriller

can't wait to listen again great book wonderful performance for me really in the book

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Dragon girl is a true bad ass, but tragic figure

This was a great story, but could not help feeling sorry for her because of her tragic past. It is not until another author picks up the tale after Mr. Larson’s mysterious death (apparently murdered)that the tale is picked up and contained , which contains the details of her upbringing. Great story!

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Excellent writing, excellent narration- well done

Excellent writing, excellent narration- well done overall. highly recommend. I hope the next one is as good!

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Every Readers Dream

I was so sad when this book was nearing its end that I began to parcel it out in 15-minute increments so I could spend a little more time in “their” world. Larsson is a masterful writer and Simon Vance brings every character fully alive with his extraordinary narration. I was ecstatic to realize there is a series of books centered around Lizbeth Salander in the Millennium Series. I’m overjoyed with the prospect of embarking on new and exciting adventures with my new friends straight out of the pages of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

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Super intense story

I loved the book, not súper into financial stuff so some of the excerpts and terminology kinda lost me but the rest of the book was A+.

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Enjoyed

So many twist n turns in this book, had trouble putting it down. Must read!

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Dark plot twists and relevant problems

Although the beginning of the book was mostly a drag learning about politics and journalism. When it finally ramped up, it was almost non-stop twists and turns. Would recommend highly.

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