Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomqvist is hired by Henrik Vanger to investigate the disappearance of Vanger’s great-niece Harriet. Henrik suspects that someone in his family, the powerful Vanger clan, murdered Harriet over forty years ago.

 Starting his investigation, Mikael realizes that Harriet’s disappearance is not a single event, but rather linked to series of gruesome murders in the past. He now crosses paths with Lisbeth Salander, a young computer hacker, an asocial punk and most importantly, a young woman driven by her vindictiveness.

Together they form an unlikely couple as they dive deeper into the violent past of the secretive Vanger family.

 This was the first novel in a trilogy by the brilliant writer, Stieg Larsson, who unfortunately died in 2004.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is an international best seller and is set in Sweden. It takes a little effort to get accustomed to all the Swedish names and places but then the story moves with lightening speed.

This is a superb novel and impossible to put down. It’s mysterious, logical and shocking.

I absolutely love Salander, she is an amazing character and I love the way the author only lets out a little information about her at a time. She’s a mystery.

I highly recommend this book to all suspense and thriller fans.