Theresa K. (Tesstarosa) - , reviewed on 9/20/2010 + 151 more book reviews

The second book in the Millennium trilogy starts out follow Lisbeth Salander as she moves on with her life after abruptly breaking off her affair with Mikael Blomkvist.

She is still a recluse and wants to stay off the grid, but she has decided she wants to buy a nice home without giving up the apartment she inherited from her mother. She is trying to establish real relationships with other people her female lover and Palmgren, the man whod been her guardian until hed had a massive stroke. She also still watching Bjurman, the man who was appointed her guardian after Palmgrens stroke, and who viscously raped her.

Mikael Blomkvist is back at Millennium and working with a doctorate students fiance to publish an article on sex trafficking in Sweden that will be followed by a book that Millennium will publish on the same topic. The book names names of very prominent people.

One night, the couple working on the sex trafficking book and Bjurman are killed and Lisbeth Salanders fingerprints are on the murder weapon.

While the police try to find Lisbeth, Mikael Blomkvist works to find evidence that shes not guilty. The main clue is a man named Zala who appears to be the missing link in solving the sex trafficking mystery.

This is a really long book, but it is so entrancing. Larsson has done a wonderful job of telling us more about Lisbeth and drawing out her character and story. I got into this story even faster that The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

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