Publishers Weekly
Fans of intelligent page-turners will be more than satisfied by Larsson's second thriller, even though it falls short of the high standard set by its predecessor, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which introduced crusading journalist Mikael Blomkvist and punk hacker savant Lisbeth Salander. A few weeks before Dag Svensson, a freelance journalist, plans to publish a story that exposes important people involved in Sweden's sex trafficking business based on research conducted by his girlfriend, Mia Johansson, a criminologist and gender studies scholar, the couple are shot to death in their Stockholm apartment. Salander, who has a history of violent tendencies, becomes the prime suspect after the police find her fingerprints on the murder weapon. While Blomkvist strives to clear Salander of the crime, some far-fetched twists help ensure her survival. Powerful prose and intriguing lead characters will carry most readers along. (Aug.)
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Looked forward this book after reading the initial story - the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
I was not disappointed by it - wonderful descriptions and exciting writing - a worthy successor. The cast is the same as the previous book but there are interesting additions - people to meet - a girlfriend and a father.
Totally believable and a pleasure to read......
NOTE:
I was disappointed with the lack-luster 'cop out' for the end of the book...... if the book is good enough you do not need to leave 'plots hanging' to entice the reader to read the next one.
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