The Girl with the Dragon tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson

This is another cracking read.  This was the second of the two that I read so I unfortunately read them out of sync.  This story revolves around a number of threads.  The first is the story of the publisher who is disgraced and sent to prison for writting an article which libeled a rich indutrialist and financier.  Our hero does not fight the court case to protect his sources.  He is offered a job to look into the disappearance of a girl almost 40 years previously.  The other thread is the introduction to the girl with the tattoo.  She is a very interesting and complex character who is emotionally vulnerable however more than capable of looking after herself. She is a Computer hacker and works for a security company and is hired to review the journalist.  I read this straight after a Mankell book and again the translation from the Swedish is excellent.  There is no where that one can believe that you are reading a translation other than some of the references for example to Swedish publications which must be well known but I had never heard of.  The tale is excellent and moves along at a swift pace.  I recommend this book and the second one.  (see review)

I give this a 9 out of 10.

JB