A Dymocks Critic's Choice title
Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned
and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is
convinced it was murder - and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but
dysfunctional family.He employs disgraced financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the
tattooed, truculent computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate. When the pair link
Harriet's disappearance to a number of grotesque murders from forty years ago, they begin
to unravel a dark and appalling family history. But the Vangers are a secretive clan, and
Blomkvist and Salander are about to find out just how far they are prepared to go to protect
themselves.
Reviews:
A publishing sensation who seemingly came from nowhere - crime fiction has seldom
needed to salute and mourn such a stellar talent as Larsson's in the same breath -
Sunday Times.
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.
Winner of Galaxy British Book Awards: Books Direct Crime Thriller of the Year 2009.
Shortlisted for CWA Duncan Lawrie International Dagger 2008