A bit of a tenuous link with Forearm Tattoos, but I thought I would share with you a good thriller that I have just finished – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson (winner of the British Book Awards, Best Crime Thriller of the Year, 2009).

I am not what you would call a book connoisseur or acclaimed critic, but I thought the book was a gripping, rip roaring crime novel, which I found difficult putting down (resulting in quite a few late nights – yawn).  Apparently the second book is even better – great.  This is how Amazon sums up the story …

Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it was murder – and that the killer is a member of his own family. He employs 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.

Sadly the authour did not live to see the worldwide phenomenon his trilogy has become.

Personally, I think a fair rating for the book overall is four out of five.

Below is a link to Amazon if you are interested in finding out more about the trilogy.

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