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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Vintage) |  | Author: Stieg Larsson
Creator: Reg Keeland
Publisher: Vintage
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 8
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1 Reprint
Pages: 630
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 030745455X
Dewey Decimal Number: 839.738
EAN: 9780307454553
ASIN: 030745455X
Publication Date: March 23, 2010
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Amazon.com Review
Amazon Best of the Month, July 2009: The girl with the dragon tattoo is back. Stieg Larsson's seething heroine, Lisbeth Salander, once again finds herself paired with journalist Mikael Blomkvist on the trail of a sinister criminal enterprise. Only this time, Lisbeth must return to the darkness of her own past (more specifically, an event coldly known as "All the Evil") if she is to stay one step ahead--and alive. The Girl Who Played with Fire is a break-out-in-a-cold-sweat thriller that crackles with stunning twists and dismisses any talk of a sophomore slump. Fans of Larsson's prior work will find even more to love here, and readers who do not find their hearts racing within the first five pages may want to confirm they still have a pulse. Expect healthy doses of murder, betrayal, and deceit, as well as enough espresso drinks to fuel downtown Seattle for months. --Dave Callanan
Product Description
Part blistering espionage thriller, part riveting police procedural, and part piercing exposé on social injustice, The Girl Who Played with Fire is a masterful, endlessly satisfying novel.
Mikael Blomkvist, crusading publisher of the magazine Millennium, has decided to run a story that will expose an extensive sex trafficking operation. On the eve of its publication, the two reporters responsible for the article are murdered, and the fingerprints found on the murder weapon belong to his friend, the troubled genius hacker Lisbeth Salander. Blomkvist, convinced of Salander’s innocence, plunges into an investigation. Meanwhile, Salander herself is drawn into a murderous game of cat and mouse, which forces her to face her dark past.
From the Paperback edition.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Super book. Great seller. September 5, 2010
Rita Gearhart (Edinburgh, IN United States)
After reading the first book in this trilogy, I was completely hooked. The second book provided much more action and excitement that The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I found it to be easier to read. I highly recommend this book, and I also recommend this seller.
 The Girl Who Played With Fire September 5, 2010
PJA
The story starts out hooking you into the world of a young, highly intelligent woman of whom those claiming to know her actually find out how little they really do know about this quirky, aloof heroine.
An engaging plot with characters that keep the interest level high.
The Girl Who Played With Fire September 5, 2010
J. Schliefert (Colorado)
Very intriguing and grabbing. Got into it right away. A little fantastical at the end, but by then I was routing for everyone to find the bad guys! What a surprising twist of plot.
Reliable Site September 5, 2010
Lila Ansley (Cleveland, OH)
The books arrived in the time promised and were in good condition. I would use this site again. The price was also very good compared to purchase at a bookstore.
 A Solid 3 Stars, SLOW Going at First But Then... September 5, 2010
Anthony Ian (Chicago, IL United States)
I found the first book to be interesting but very cluttered. So much time was spent trying to keep track of the Vanger family that it became a distraction. The payoffs at the end were somewhat redeeming, but one senses this author needed a better editor.
This book, like the first one, could be about 200 pages shorter. As many have complained, often the author goes into needless irrelevant detail trying to set a scene--do we really need to know what somebody ordered at McDonald's?
This book, as well, churns along slowly for about the first 200 pages or so. If you liked the first one you certainly won't be disappointed by this, in that obviously the main characters are there, picking up where Dragon left off.
But when the action gets going here it REALLY gets going, to the point where I read the final 250 pages in one sitting. The big reveal here--who is Zala?--was done nicely and never telegraphed; far more satisfying than the Silence of the Lambs-ish twist at the end of Dragon.
So yes--a slog in the beginning but the slam-bang ending made up for it. A solid three stars. A good summer read, but not something I'd read again.
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