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The Girl Who Played With Fire

the hair-raising sequel to The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

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The Girl Who Played With Fire

By: Stieg Larsson
Narrated by: Martin Wenner
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Lisbeth Salander is a wanted woman. Two Millennium journalists about to expose the truth about sex trafficking in Sweden are murdered, and Salander's prints are on the weapon. Her history of unpredictable and vengeful behaviour makes her an official danger to society - but no-one can find her.

Mikael Blomkvist, Millennium magazine's legendary star reporter, does not believe the police. Using all his magazine staff and resources to prove Salander's innocence, Blomkvist also uncovers her terrible past, spent in criminally corrupt institutions. Yet Salander is more avenging angel than helpless victim. She may be an expert at staying out of sight - but she has ways of tracking down her most elusive enemies. (P)2008 Quercus Editions Ltd©2009 Reg Keeland Amateur Sleuths Europe International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedurals Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Murder
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I just couldn't put this down...in the last 24 hours I've found myself finding excuses to iron clothes, wash the dishes, sweep the porch etc etc - any mindless task as long as I was left alone to listen to this book. And I am not a mystery/suspense fan. I normally go for high quality literary fiction and dramas.
The story, like the first book in this series, centers on the brilliant but antisocial computer hacker "The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo" who becomes mixed up in a series of murders, and so the suspense builds. But it's not just the gripping storyline that makes the writing excellent but rather the characters who are interesting and multi faceted. I'd say that this second book in the trilogy was even better than the first which I also liked. It can be read separately and understood perfectly well although I'd advise reading them in order if possible. The narration was really good - he managed to get his tongue round the difficult Swedish names that I promptly forgot (I had to rewind a few times as the plot gets quite complicated in parts). He also acted out an impressive variety of different accents and voices for the different characters.
The abridgement was seamless - had the unabridged version been available I would have taken it as it would have afforded me more hours of pure pleasure listening to this book.
In summary, first rate for its genre - even if you're not a suspense fan you won't regret trying this one. Roll on Jan 2010 for the next part!

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I'm a long distance runner and have gobbled up the miles recently listening to both of these books. They are beautifully written and narrated, and one is gripped by both the relationships and the storyline in turn. And, they've certainly helped my training - I haven't wanted to stop running 'just one more chapter, then I'll stop'! Hurry up number 3.

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eye wad good didn't like the voice of Salanddr3 - she definitely seems hotter in the book

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I read the trilogy when they were released and have enjoyed the films. I've decided to listen to the audio books and have only one complaint. Why does Silanda sound like a cockney barrow boy? Narrations ok just some of his accents are I'll chosen. To be fair you get used to it pretty quickly

Brilliant book but!

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Solander and Bloomquist in their separate ways approach the death of three people in their different, individual ways. As the circles get smaller the tension mounts, ending in a dramatic, gorey finish.

This is yet another well-crafted, well-translated and well narrated book, the second in the Millienium trilogy and a must-read for anyone who enjoyed the first book, also on Audible.

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