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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo made Larsson a household name in Sweden, and now the english language version is doing very well. Sadly, Larsson died recently, so his career here is probably stalled. The book features a newspaper reporter who has lost his credibility by printing an inflammatory story that later turns out to be untrue. Dejected, he takes up an offer to write the history of a wealthy Swedish industrial family. Slowly, (because hey, it's Sweden) the two story lines come together with the unexpected help of a young computer hacker (tattooed). While slow moving, the characters are well drawn and I found myself thinking about the book whenever I was away from it, which is the sign of a good read. And, I didn't figure out whodunit until the last minute.
