The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest Stieg Larsson

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

Author: Stieg Larsson

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Publication Date: 25 May, 2010

ISBN: 9780307269997

Pages: 576

Subjects: Mystery, Political, Thrillers

Available as: Trade Cloth, 978-0-307-26999-7 Trade Paper, 978-0-7393-7771-0 Audio Recording Downloadable, 978-1-4074-5345-3 E-Book - Portable Document Format, 978-0-557-71962-4

Description:

Lisbeth Salander-the heart of Larsson's two previous novels-lies in critical condition, a bullet wound to her head, in the intensive care unit of a Swedish city hospital. She's fighting for her life in more ways than one: if and when she recovers, she'll be taken back to Stockholm to stand trial for three murders. With the help of her friend, journalist Mikael Blomkvist, she will not only have to prove her innocence, but also identify and denounce those in authority who have allowed the vulnerable, like herself, to suffer abuse and violence. And, on her own, she will plot revenge-against the man who tried to kill her, and the corrupt government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life. Once upon a time, she was a victim. Now Salander is fighting back.

PW Publishers Weekly

Review Source: Publishers Weekly

Review Date: 2010-06-28

Simon Vance isn't about to change anything that worked so well in his renditions of the first two-thirds of the Millennium trilogy. But as the late author planned, the books form a coming-of-age story, albeit an unconventional one, in which the rough-edged computer genius Lisbeth Salander moves from aggressively antisocial behavior toward self-awareness and happiness. Much of that happens in this book, and Vance follows Larsson's lead, subtly decreasing Salander's stridency, even as she is forced to combat an awesome array of villains. Vance has no problem vocally distinguishing each of the bad guys, along with the heroic team of police and journalists led by Salander's co-protagonist, magazine writer Mikael Blomkvist. He even manages to help listeners identify a Stockholm telephone directory's worth of Swedish names. Vance wrings every ounce of suspense out of the prose, and there is one shocking confrontation near the end that allows him to pull out all the stops. A Knopf hardcover (Reviews, Mar. 21). (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved