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by Stieg Larsson (Author)
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The electrifying follow-up to the phenomenal best seller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

The fierce heart of this novel is Lisbeth Salander: the troubled, wise-beyond-her-years genius hacker who teamed up with crusading journalist Mikael Blomkvist in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

This time, Lisbeth is implicated in a murder: her fingerprints found on the weapon used to kill two journalists the night before their explosive story about sex trafficking in Sweden was set to be published. Now, while Blomkvist—alone in his belief in her innocence—plunges into his own investigation of the slayings, Lisbeth is drawn into a hunt in which she is the prey, and which compels her to revisit her dark past in an effort to settle with it once and for all.

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Stieg Larsson (1954-2004) was the Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Expo from 1999, and had previously worked at a major news agency for many years. He was one of the world’s leading experts on anti-democratic, right-wing extremist and Nazi organisations, and he was often consulted on that account. He passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in November 2004, some time before the publication of his debut crime novel and first part of the Millennium Trilogy.

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars PIPPI LONGSTOCKINGS - THE GROWNUP VERSION, Aug 21 2009
By NeuroSplicer (Freeside, in geosynchronous orbit) - See all my reviews
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Lisbeth Salander is one of the most original and intriguing characters to appear in modern literature for a very long time. When was the last time you came across a featherweight female boxer with more than a touch of Asperger's syndrome; with strong kung-fu when it comes to computer hacking skills and an unstoppable fighting spirit when it comes to physical blows; with a photographic memory and an uncanny ability to grasp mathematics; a master of social engineering and a ghost of disguises; a formidable chess player and an enemy few people could afford to make?
It is Pipi Longstockings with breast implants, real guns and a killer PowerBook!

Whereas the first installment of the MILLENNIUM Trilogy was more on publisher Mikael Blomkvist and his quest to solve a decades old locked-room/island mystery, this second book gives us a ample view on Lisbeth's history as she straggles to clear her name of a triple murder. She had both motive and opportunity and all physical evidence points to her. Was she desperate enough to actually have done it? What could possibly push her over the edge?

Women trafficking, rogue agents of the Soviet GRU and the Swedish Sapo trying to keep their crimes in the shadows, biker gangs and obscure members of Lisbeth's family all interweave in a very absorbing story that kept me turning pages into the morning hours.
And amongst the fog of all this war, Lisbeth comes up with Fermat's alleged elegant solution to his Last Theorem on her own (no, unfortunately the solution is not described in detail).

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Novel I've Read So Far in 2009, Aug 10 2009

"Godly people find life; evil people find death." -- Proverbs 11:19

If you enjoyed Lisbeth Salander in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, you're in for a treat: This is Lisbeth's story, explaining how such a brilliant woman came to be a ward of the state, taken "care of" by a pervert lawyer. What's more, she's on the run . . . first from her disappointment in loving Mikael Blomkvist, and later from the authorities who rely on circumstantial evidence to decide that she's a murderer. With all of Sweden after her, can Lisbeth outwit her foes?

The story is very much a David and Goliath conflict: Tiny Lisbeth is pitted against rich, powerful, and evil enemies who wish her the very worst they can wish. In developing that theme, Stieg Larsson raises fascinating fundamental questions about duality in the reader's mind such as when strength is weakness and weakness is strength, when doing good leads to evil and when doing evil leads to doing good, when friendship is more important than love and love leads to friendship, what the basis for personal morality should be and when public morality is immoral, and how the family bonds can be horrible while friendship bonds can be redeeming. You'll walk away from this book with a more objective view of the next news story you read about a crime and its punishment.

Stieg Larsson makes quite a bit of Lisbeth's extraordinary intellect. When she's running circles around conventional people, you'll feel like you are reading all about Robin Hood again. Those sections provide something of a letdown however for readers when they have to go back to following the conventional people as they bumble around. I found myself impatient for the next dose of Lisbeth several times in the book's middle.

As in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, this book pulls off the respectable front of the rich and powerful to reveal the evil underneath, the sick predators who will stop at nothing to satisfy their every whim. Be ready to be dragged through the mud of gross human depravity. Like a modern-day Joan of Arc, Lisbeth doesn't let the muck stick to her as she slogs through it.

Enjoy!!!!!!

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars It's powerful writing that draws you in and holds on!, Aug 21 2009
There's a reason why Mr. Larsson's series of three Millenium books is so hot in Europe. The books are based on excellent character development and elusive, but ultimately credible plots. Knowing that the third book in the series won't be available in English until January 2010, I didn't want the "The Girl Who Played With Fire" to end, but that didn't stop me from putting on a full-court press to finish the book - that's how keen I was to read on! It's a great piece of mystery fiction. Lisbeth Salander, the "Girl" referred to in the title, is an extraordinary character who lives on in the imagination well beyond the pages of the books.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the First!
The second part of this trilogy is better than the first - that's saying quiet a lot as I reallllly enjoyed the first book.... Read more
Published 19 days ago by Sumit Sharma

5.0 out of 5 stars Play With Fire
The first book was amazing. This book also kept me riveted to my seat. Action with class. If you don't read it you're playing with fire. Read more
Published 22 days ago by Jacek G. Brachaniec

4.0 out of 5 stars Nordic Detective Thriller
Steig Larsson plots this book well, with interweaving narratives of the protagonists, one an older male, one a young woman facing off against a devious and scary killer, or two... Read more
Published 26 days ago by Bryan J. Smith

3.0 out of 5 stars Do not use your brain
This is a trivial little novel with much to titilate those of sad lives. Ending is a shock only in its abbeviated triteness. Much is predictable - big hints too early. Read more
Published 29 days ago by bookweasel

5.0 out of 5 stars ABSOLUTELY GREAT
Loved this book. Also read "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and have pre-ordered "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest". Love the character Salander ! ! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jacobs

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book!
I love this book. The Girl Who Played With Fire is the sequel to Larsson's first novel, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Read more
Published 1 month ago by NorthVan Dave

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reccommend this book to anyone who likes well written mystery. The heroine is a character well developed. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ann

5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating in the extreme.
To not like this would be to not have a beating heart. The novel crafted by Mr.Larsson flows beautifully, and there are some excellent plot devices put to use here. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Andrew Winston Tuttle

5.0 out of 5 stars A complex, engaging mystery
Having found out that Larsson's book was popular across the pond I decided to give it a shot. I was not disappointed. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Literary Alchemist

5.0 out of 5 stars Very much impressed...
Very addictive reading.
I wasn't expecting such emotional and tense story from the 2nd book.
Keep surprising me at every corner. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ilia

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