"Wildly suspenseful...an intelligent, ingeniously plotted, utterly engrossing thriller." --"The Washington Post
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"Combine the chilly Swedish backdrop and moody psychodrama of a Bergman movie with the grisly pyrotechnics of a serial-killer thriller, then add an angry punk heroine and a down-on-his-luck investigative journalist, and you have the ingredients of Stieg Larsson's first novel." --"The New York Times "

"Unique and fascinating.... It's like a blast of cold, fresh air to read "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"." --"Chicago Tribune "

"A whip-smart heroine and a hunky guy who needs her help? This sexy, addictive thriller is everything you never knew you could get from a crime novel." --"Glamour "