Search for the killer in a serial murder situation. Countless books and films have done the honours before 'The Girl...', but this book has certain pluses going for it.
One, the setting is corporate (and journalistic) battles. One can identify with those shenanigans, as they are universal. Second, the locale is Sweden, an exotic land to most of us. Even within Sweden, the isolated village-island makes it even more interesting, with a cast of characters who are fairly weird. Most belong to the Vanger family, one of the corporates involved. The hero is an outsider hired to solve a disappearance from among the family, and how he does it is the story.
Then of course, the heroine. This is a singular (Holmesian terminology, but it fits in this case) character, well-developed by the author. And I think finally she makes it all different from the rest of the books in the genre. Rightfully, the title is based on her character. In a way, she is the hero too, or as much of one as the male lead, a journalist who is set up by a corporate rival whose shady secrets he tries to unravel.
Found it a good read, and might end up watching the film one day.
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I watched all three - the second and third with a Swedish cast and dubbed in English.. It's interesting to see the style and dialog to be very factual without much melodrama that is a staple of the Hollywood versions..
I haven't read the book but I really liked the movie - The Girl with the dragon tattoo. It got 4 or 5 nominations in the Academy awards.
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