Does the hype make a book less fulfilling to read or not? Well, for this one it didn’t hurt the book at all. I finished The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson, a thriller with some really interesting characters. Mikael Blomkvist, a publisher for a political magazine Millennium, loses a libel case and has been sentenced to three months of prison. After he steps down from the magazine, he is approached by Henrik Vanger, of the wealthy Vanger Group, to find out who killed his niece, a mystery that has eluded him for 40 years. The interesting twist - it is someone from the family! Like most great thrillers, Blomkvist is trailed by a mystery woman (who has hacked into his computer and learns of his investigation), the woman (Lisbeth) then is found by Blomkvist and joins him in the search. I didn’t go into detail about Lisbeth, she is a complicated character with a harrowing experience with the man overseeing her inheritance (you’ll find out why she’s the girl with the dragon tattoo and what things she tattoos on others!). The story has great drama as each family member is believed to be the murderer, but with all good thrillers...(possible spoiler, highlight to read) the murders are of others and not who you are led to believe is dead. OK – enough of the details. Read this one! To think this is a trilogy is exciting. Yes, the second book is on the RA list, but not the third, so I guess I will have to wait until meeting more RAs next year. Add this one to your list!
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