The Girl

So, you know I love mysteries. And you know I love my Scandinavian mystery writers. Most of the time I am one of a smallish group of devoted readers but with this particular series, I am part of the fanship of a blockbuster bestselling series. I read the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo a couple of years ago. It was the first in a series of three, written by a Swede (Steig Larsson) who died before the books were published. When I got back from Bali in June, I quickly tore through the remaining two; The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. Great series, love the characters - especially Lisbeth Salander, who Larsson is said to have modeled after his idea of a grown up Pippi Longstocking. They are dark, and violent and filled with conspiracy and intrigue and government involvement. Apparently Larsson drew a lot from his own life. He was the editor of a leftist magazine much like his main character Mikael Blomkvist, and he purportedly felt his life was in danger because of his political activism. Anyhoo, terrific reads. Kinda like watching an exciting movie (which actually they have made the Swedish movies and are going to remake into American movies which probably will suck - I like the first Scandinavian one and need to see the others). I could go into plot but basically the books revolve around the relationship of a troubled yet highly skilled computer hacker and a determined and highly skilled investigative reporter. He's in danger, she's in danger, the government wants to kill them, she kicks a lot of ass. Highly satisfactory and more literary than your normal bestselling mysteries. I approve.
I forgot you read two of these thus wrote review like you hadn't. Oops!