The Girl Who Played With Fire: A Dragon Tattoo story

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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, editor-in-chief of Millennium, 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.

Stieg Larsson was the Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Expo. He was a leading expert on anti-democratic, right-wing extremist organisations. He died in 2004, soon after delivering the text of the novels that make up the Millennium Trilogy.Martin Wenner first came to prominence in DH Lawrence's The Rainbow, and among later screen roles he starred in Making Out, Trial and Retribution, The Commander and Hercule Pirot's Casebook. Meanwhile, he is a regular on stage and radio and most recently guest-starred in Midsomer Murders

Crime fiction has seldom needed to salute and mourn such a stellar talent as Larsson's in the same breath - Sunday TimesA striking novel, full of passion, an evocative sense of place and subtle insights into venal, corrupt minds - Observer