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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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What listeners say about The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

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a tasty smogasbord

This was a very enjoyable listen, well crafted story,interesting characters, and a top notch reader. This book illustrates one of the reasons I love audible. The beginning of the story is a bit slow and I suspect if I had been presented with the wealth of Sweedish proper nouns I would have quit. However, when the names are read to you and properly pronounced instead it is a great new experience. I will definitely follow up on this tilogy.

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Engaging

I was a bit hesitant to approach this novel, given the recent hype. I found it a most enjoyable mystery on multiple fronts. It reminded me a bit of THIRTEENTH TALE - not a predictable mystery, but more genuine. The characters were more interesting than so many and the setting is one with which many readers are unfamiliar. I look forward to the next volume.

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    5 out of 5 stars

Loved it!

Terrific character development, great story! Can't wait for the next book!

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Loved this book

I listen to a lot of thrillers and I absolutely loved both this book and the next one. My only disappointment is that the third is not out on audio!

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Great listen!

Hard to find another author of the same caliber. This book sets the standard for mystery and suspense.

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Excellent Listen!

I highly recommend this audiobook. The narration is perfect, and the story is fantastic. The characters are very smart and engaging. It is hard to stop listening once you get hooked into the story. As soon as I finished it, I immediately purchased the next book in the series.

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    5 out of 5 stars

A Discovery!

What a nice suprise to find a new author and set of characters - well delineated, interesting, compelling. Apparently, it's one of a trilogy, the next one coming out late June. Starts a little slow, just a little, but well worth sticking with. The girl is really a new voice in a story and I hope she appears in the next book too. My husband and I both liked it, so give it a try.

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Very nice suprise!

One of the most enjoyable books I've stumbled across in over a year. Well-written, superb plot and intelligently appealing. Drew me in quickly and made me wish for long drives as I listen primarily in my car.

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    5 out of 5 stars

Engrossing

I can't wait to hear the next 2 of the trilogy!!!!

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Starts slow but worth the wait

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.

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