A thrilling and dark mystery set in modern-day Sweden, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, is the first in a series of three from Stieg Larsson. This book starts a little slow, introducing journalist Mikael Blomqvist who has been found guilty of libel against uber-capitalist Hans Wennerstrom. Needing a break, Blomqvist takes a leave from his magazine, Millenium, and heads north to take on an unusual assignment. He is hired by Harald Vagner, CEO of Wennerstrom rival, Vagner Corporation, to find the killer of his favorite niece, who was killed 40 years ago. Along for the ride is the girl with the tattoos, Lisbeth Salander, who is Sweden's best hacker and is serious about her research despite appearances. What Salander and Blomqvist uncover is far more disturbing and shocking than ever imagined. This book has much more story than I usually prefer, but the characters are great, and the details are absorbing. The setting, both in Stockholm, and in smaller Swedish towns was interesting. I will certainly pick up the other two books in this series, and was saddened to read that the author died shortly after finishing the third manuscript.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good thriller or mystery. There are some disturbing details in this book, so not exactly for the faint of heart!
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