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Now in paperback, this Swedish thriller is the first of a trilogy which has already sold 3.5 million copies worldwide. Translated by Reg Keeland, it follows tattooed computer hacker Lisbeth Salander as she's hired to investigate the disappearance of Harriet Vanger 40 years earlier. Teaming up with disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist, they begin to unravel a dark and appalling family history of the Vangers. Larsson sadly died in 2004, after completing the trilogy. 'Our surrender to this novel is guaranteed' "Independent"
Synopsis
Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it was murder - and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family
