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Editorial Review:
Part blistering espionage thriller, part riveting police procedural, and part piercing exposé on social injustice, The Girl Who Played with Fire is a masterful, endlessly satisfying novel.Millennium , has decided to run a story that will expose an extensive sex trafficking operation. On the eve of its publication, the two reporters responsible for the article are murdered, and the fingerprints found on the murder weapon belong to his friend, the troubled genius hacker Lisbeth Salander. Blomkvist, convinced of Salander's innocence, plunges into an investigation. Meanwhile, Salander herself is drawn into a murderous game of cat and mouse, which forces her to face her dark past. From the Paperback edition. Amazon Best of the Month, July 2009: The girl with the dragon tattoo is back. Stieg Larsson's seething heroine, Lisbeth Salander, once again finds herself paired with journalist Mikael Blomkvist on the trail of a sinister criminal enterprise. Only this time, Lisbeth must return to the darkness of her own past (more specifically, an event coldly known as "All the Evil") if she is to stay one step ahead--and alive. The Girl Who Played with Fire is a break-out-in-a-cold-sweat thriller that crackles with stunning twists and dismisses any talk of a sophomore slump. Fans of Larsson's prior work will find even more to love here, and readers who do not find their hearts racing within the first five pages may want to confirm they still have a pulse. Expect healthy doses of murder, betrayal, and deceit, as well as enough espresso drinks to fuel downtown Seattle for months. --Dave Callanan
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Another page turner....hard to put down:
Stieg Larsson has written another very good thriller. The more I get to know Lizbeth Salander the more I grow to love her. She has been victimized her whole life by just about everyone, but she is in no way is willing to lay down and play the victim. She's a fighter and it is neat to see her relationships with the very few people in the world she has learned or is learning to trust. I could not put this one down and could not wait to get started on the 3rd in the series.
Not as good as the first one:
I think the second one is with better writing (or translating) compared to the first one, but the story itself is not as good in terms of suspense to the first book. The second book is all about Lisbeth Salander, which the author is apparently putting her as the center of the trilogy and unmasking her past to the readers. In a way I love the arrangement as in book one she just looks too mysterious and omnipotent to me. In this book I get to understand her better, all her flaws, weaknesses, and of course her... more info Exciting and full of intrigue.:
This is a sequel to Larsson's Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and it grabs the reader from the very first page. It ties up many of the unanswered questions that arose in 'Tattoo' and further enhanced Salander's character. Well written and produces a thought provoking experience that will be hard to replicate. Two outa three...ain't bad.:
Good continuation of the serial. Many colorful characters introduced alongside heroes Blomkvist and Salander. No letdown from the first novel. Larsson = the Scandinavian Robert Ludlum. Similar Products:
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