An ageing Swedish Industrialist - convinced that his great-niece was murdered decades ago by a relative - hires journalist Blomkvist to unearth the truth. By chance, Blomkist meets Lizbeth Salander, an asocial punk and computer genius and together they become a classic detective pair, hunters becoming the hunted . . . it's those bleak winters, arid landscapes and dark characters which make you long to curl up with an Anne Tyler - but you can't.
(James Baker - bwl 53 September 2009 ) |
