Stieg Larsson, who lived in Sweden, was the editor in chief of the magazine Expo and a leading expert on antidemocratic right-wing extremist and Nazi organizations. He died in 2004, shortly after delivering the manuscript for this and two subsequent novels.
“An intelligent, ingeniously plotted, utterly engrossing thriller
that is variously a serial-killer saga, a search for a missing
person and an informed glimpse into the worlds of journalism and
business . . . Lisbeth is a punk Watson to Mikael's dapper Holmes,
and she's the coolest crime-fighting sidekick to come along in many
years.”
–Washington Post
“An exceptional effort for a first-time crime novelist. In fact, a
fine effort for any crime novelist . . . This book is meticulously
plotted, beautifully paced, and features a cast of two indelible
sleuths and many juicy suspects.”
–Boston Globe
“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.”
–Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
“The book lands in the United States as Wall Street sputters and
global markets clench, a timely fit to Larsson’s themes of
corporate corruption. He tells his crime story cleverly, but the
zing in Dragon Tattoo is inked in its two central characters.”
–Cleveland Plain Dealer
“A super-smart amalgam of the corporate corruption tale, legal
thriller and dysfunctional-family psychological suspense story.
It’s witty and unflinching . . . Larsson’s multi-pieced plot snaps
together as neatly as an Ikea bookcase, but even more satisfying is
the anti-social character of Salander.”
–Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air (NPR)
“It’s like a blast of cold, fresh air to read The Girl With the
Dragon Tattoo . . . It features at its center two unique and
fascinating characters: a disgraced financial journalist and the
absolutely marvelous 24-year-old Lisbeth Salander–a
computer-hacking Pippi Longstocking with pierced eyebrows and a
survival instinct that should scare anyone who gets in her
way.”
–Chicago Tribune
“Larsson’s novel could serve as the definition of page-turner . . .
The worst part: We have to wait until summer ’09 for the second
installment.”
–Time Out New York
“The biggest Swedish phenom since ABBA.”
–People
“Imagine the movies of Ingmar Bergman crossed with Thomas Harris’s
novel The Silence of the Lambs. Larsson’s mesmerizing tale succeeds
because, like P.D. James, he has written a why-dunit rather than a
whodunit.”
–USA Today
“A whip-smart heroine and a hunky guy who needs her help? This
sexy, addictive thriller is everything you never knew you could get
from a crime novel.”
–Glamour
“Larsson’s debut thriller succeeds on so many levels it’s hard to
know where to begin. First off, it’s an absolute page-turner. But
the characters are so fascinating and the clear, understated
writing so graceful, you are going to want to savor it . . .
Electrifying.”
–Portsmouth Herald (NH)
“Is the hype justified? Yes . . . This complex, multilayered tale
grabs the reader from the first page.”
–Library Journal (starred)
“The first U.S. appearance of another major Swedish crime writer is
cause for celebration . . . The novel offers compelling chunks of
investigative journalism, high-tech sleuthing, and psychosexual
drama. What a shame that we only have three books in which to watch
the charismatic Lisbeth Salander take on the world!”
–Booklist
“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
“I doubt you will read a better book this year.”
–Val McDermid
“Dark, labyrinthine, smart, sexy, utterly original, and completely
captivating, Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
delights at every level. Nuanced, sympathetic characters, caught in
a tangle of unusual and compelling relationships, grapple with a
baffling family mystery and with their own demons in the unique
literary environment of modern-day Sweden. This book is artful and
grand entertainment. I couldn’t recommend it more highly.”
–John Lescroart
“So much more than a thriller, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a
dazzling novel of big ideas. It tackles issues of power,
corruption, justice, and innocence–all the while drawing you into
the twists and turns of a frighteningly suspenseful mystery.”
–Harlan Coben
“As vivid as bloodstains on snow.”
–Lee Child
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is an utterly fresh political and
journalistic thriller that is also intimate and moral. In spite of
its dark unearthings Stieg Larsson has written a feast of a book,
with central characters you will not forget.”
–Michael Ondaatje
“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 bestseller . . . 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 (starred)
“What a cracking novel! I haven’t read such a stunning thriller
debut for years. The way Larsson interweaves his two stories had me
in thrall from beginning to end. Brilliantly written and totally
gripping.”
–Minette Walters
“With its compelling situation, its complex plot and especially its
unique, fully-realized characters, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
embodies–in seamless translation–the best of European crime
fiction.”
–S.J. Rozan
“The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is a Tolstoyan re-invention of the
‘closed room’ murder mystery, Agatha Christie for adults. Curl up
on the sofa with this masterwork of noir and let Stieg Larsson draw
you into the shadows. It’s also a profound investigation into
tribal violence in the world of high finance, and a revelation of
the dark side of a country normally seen as the very height of
propriety. By the end of the first chapter you will know better. By
the end of the second you will be putty in his hands. Don’t even
think about putting it down.”
–John Burdett
From the UK:
“Crime fiction has seldom needed to salute and mourn such a stellar
talent as Larsson’s in the same breath.”
–The Sunday Times
“Larsson has up his sleeve two extremely engaging protagonists.
Once these characters have appeared, our surrender to the novel is
guaranteed . . . This is classic English mystery territory. But
what follows is much darker and bloodier–more Thomas Harris than
Dorothy L. Sayers.”
–The Independent
“The ballyhoo is fully justified . . . The novel scores on every
front–character, story, atmosphere, and the translation.”
–The Times
“This is a striking novel, full of passion, an evocative sense of
place and subtle insights into venal, corrupt minds . . . The
journalist and the hacker are ingenious creations.”
–The Observer
“One of the greatest crime-fiction novels I have ever read . . . As
mesmerizing as it is insightful . . . The Girl with the Dragon
Tattoo is a multi-layered, multi-character tale by a writer of some
considerable power. Full of social conscience and compassion, with
insight into the nature of moral corruption, it knocked me out . .
. Mikael Blomkvist and his partner, the enigmatic and deeply
troubled Lisbeth Salander, will soon join the pantheon of greatest
crime-fiction characters that populate the genre at its apex.”
–Shots Magazine
“A blockbuster story . . . The plot is interesting and credible but
above all the heroine is splendidly original . . . An extraordinary
book.”
–Literary Review
“An absorbing and idiosyncratic crime novel.”
–Daily Mail
"An intelligent, ingeniously plotted, utterly engrossing thriller
that is variously a serial-killer saga, a search for a missing
person and an informed glimpse into the worlds of journalism and
business . . . Lisbeth is a punk Watson to Mikael's dapper Holmes,
and she's the coolest crime-fighting sidekick to come along in many
years."
-Washington Post
"An exceptional effort for a first-time crime novelist. In
fact, a fine effort for any crime novelist . . . This book is
meticulously plotted, beautifully paced, and features a cast of two
indelible sleuths and many juicy suspects."
-Boston Globe
"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."
-Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
"The book lands in the United States as Wall Street
sputters and global markets clench, a timely fit to Larsson's
themes of corporate corruption. He tells his crime story cleverly,
but the zing in Dragon Tattoo is inked in its two central
characters."
-Cleveland Plain Dealer
"A super-smart amalgam of the corporate corruption tale,
legal thriller and dysfunctional-family psychological suspense
story. It's witty and unflinching . . . Larsson's multi-pieced plot
snaps together as neatly as an Ikea bookcase, but even more
satisfying is the anti-social character of Salander."
-Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air (NPR)
"It's like a blast of cold, fresh air to read The
Girl With the Dragon Tattoo . . . It features at its center two
unique and fascinating characters: a disgraced financial journalist
and the absolutely marvelous 24-year-old Lisbeth Salander-a
computer-hacking Pippi Longstocking with pierced eyebrows and a
survival instinct that should scare anyone who gets in her
way."
-Chicago Tribune
"Larsson's novel could serve as the definition of page-turner . . .
The worst part: We have to wait until summer '09 for the second
installment."
-Time Out New York
"The biggest Swedish phenom since ABBA."
-People
"Imagine the movies of Ingmar Bergman crossed with Thomas Harris's
novel The Silence of the Lambs. Larsson's mesmerizing tale
succeeds because, like P.D. James, he has written a why-dunit
rather than a whodunit."
-USA Today
"A whip-smart heroine and a hunky guy who needs her
help? This sexy, addictive thriller is everything you never knew
you could get from a crime novel."
-Glamour
"Larsson's debut thriller succeeds on so many levels it's hard to
know where to begin. First off, it's an absolute page-turner. But
the characters are so fascinating and the clear, understated
writing so graceful, you are going to want to savor it . . .
Electrifying."
-Portsmouth Herald (NH)
"Is the hype justified? Yes . . . This complex,
multilayered tale grabs the reader from the first page."
-Library Journal (starred)
"The first U.S. appearance of another major Swedish
crime writer is cause for celebration . . . The novel offers
compelling chunks of investigative journalism, high-tech sleuthing,
and psychosexual drama. What a shame that we only have three books
in which to watch the charismatic Lisbeth Salander take on the
world!"
-Booklist
"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
"I doubt you will read a better book this year."
-Val McDermid
"Dark, labyrinthine, smart, sexy, utterly original, and completely
captivating, Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
delights at every level. Nuanced, sympathetic characters, caught in
a tangle of unusual and compelling relationships, grapple with a
baffling family mystery and with their own demons in the unique
literary environment of modern-day Sweden. This book is artful and
grand entertainment. I couldn't recommend it more highly."
-John Lescroart
"So much more than a thriller, The Girl with the Dragon
Tattoo is a dazzling novel of big ideas. It tackles issues of
power, corruption, justice, and innocence-all the while drawing you
into the twists and turns of a frighteningly suspenseful
mystery."
-Harlan Coben
"As vivid as bloodstains on snow."
-Lee Child
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is an utterly fresh
political and journalistic thriller that is also intimate and
moral. In spite of its dark unearthings Stieg Larsson has written a
feast of a book, with central characters you will not forget."
-Michael Ondaatje
"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 bestseller . . . 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 (starred)
"What a cracking novel! I haven't read such a stunning
thriller debut for years. The way Larsson interweaves his two
stories had me in thrall from beginning to end. Brilliantly written
and totally gripping."
-Minette Walters
"With its compelling situation, its complex plot and
especially its unique, fully-realized characters, The Girl with
the Dragon Tattoo embodies-in seamless translation-the best of
European crime fiction."
-S.J. Rozan
"The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is a Tolstoyan re-invention
of the 'closed room' murder mystery, Agatha Christie for adults.
Curl up on the sofa with this masterwork of noir and let Stieg
Larsson draw you into the shadows. It's also a profound
investigation into tribal violence in the world of high finance,
and a revelation of the dark side of a country normally seen as the
very height of propriety. By the end of the first chapter you will
know better. By the end of the second you will be putty in his
hands. Don't even think about putting it down."
-John Burdett
From the UK:
"Crime fiction has seldom needed to salute and mourn such a stellar
talent as Larsson's in the same breath."
-The Sunday Times
"Larsson has up his sleeve two extremely engaging protagonists.
Once these characters have appeared, our surrender to the novel is
guaranteed . . . This is classic English mystery territory. But
what follows is much darker and bloodier-more Thomas Harris than
Dorothy L. Sayers."
-The Independent
"The ballyhoo is fully justified . . . The novel scores on every
front-character, story, atmosphere, and the translation."
-The Times
"This is a striking novel, full of passion, an evocative
sense of place and subtle insights into venal, corrupt minds . . .
The journalist and the hacker are ingenious creations."
-The Observer
"One of the greatest
crime-fiction novels I have ever read . . . As mesmerizing as it is
insightful . . . The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a
multi-layered, multi-character tale by a writer of some
considerable power. Full of social conscience and compassion, with
insight into the nature of moral corruption, it knocked me out . .
. Mikael Blomkvist and his partner, the enigmatic and deeply
troubled Lisbeth Salander, will soon join the pantheon of greatest
crime-fiction characters that populate the genre at its apex."
-Shots Magazine
"A blockbuster story . . . The plot is interesting and
credible but above all the heroine is splendidly original . . . An
extraordinary book."
-Literary Review
"An absorbing and idiosyncratic crime novel."
-Daily Mail
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