In 2004, author Stieg Larsson died abruptly, leaving behind three unpublished novels--known as the "Millennium" trilogy--which have since become an international literary sensation. The first book of the trilogy, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, has sold more than eight million copies worldwide, and Niels Aden Oplev's 2009 adaptation has become the highest grossing film in Swedish film history.
Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on an island owned and inhabited by the powerful yet dysfunctional Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it was murder--and that the killer is a member of the family. He hires disgraced financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) and the titular tattooed and troubled computer hacker Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) to look into it. The pair link Harriet's disappearance to a number of grotesque murders, and start to unravel a dark family history....
Be sure to catch the Swedish original before the no-doubt inferior Hollywood version comes out in 2012. "[A] mind-bending and mesmerizing thriller that takes its time unlocking one mystery only to uncover another, all to chilling and immensely satisfying effect." --Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times
