An international publishing sensation, Stieg Larsson's Girl with the Dragon Tattoo combines murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue into one satisfyingly complex and entertainingly atmospheric novel。
Harriet Vanger, a scion of one of Sweden's wealthiest families disappeared over forty years ago。 All these years later, her aged uncle continues to seek the truth。 He hires Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently trapped by a libel conviction, to investigate。 He is aided by the pierced and tattooed punk prodigy Lisbeth Salander。 Together they tap into a vein of unfathomable iniquity and astonishing corruption。