books in winter

A current bestseller, this weeks book is:
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson

I'm not going to lie about this one...once you start it, you won't be able to stop.  I was attached to my Amazon Kindle while I read this thriller.  It's the first of a trilogy and a serious page-turner! I must first admit that since it takes place in Sweden, it was a bit hard to get used to the names of places and people, but once you do, the book is a breeze. Henrik Vanger, an elderly Swedish industrialist, has long been receiving the same anonymous gift on his birthday: a single framed flower. He is convinced the series of flowers has something to do with his great-niece Harriet who vanished decades ago in mysterious circumstances when she was just 16. Vanger coerces a disgraced and prison-bound journalist, Mikael Blomkvist, to do some research into the disappearance. In exchange for information on his niece, Vanger promises Blomkvist enough dirt to take down the rich man who is sending him to jail. As Blomkvist moves closer to the truth, he teams up with the titular character, a tattooed detective named Lisbeth Salander who's the real star of the show. Together they uncover things that stun even Blomkvist, a crusading financial reporter who thought he knew all there was to know about the rot of corruption, the myriad abuses of power and the darkest sides of ourselves. I definitely recommend this international bestseller to all who luxuriate in immersing themselves in the ambience of a compellingly created world and memorable characters.
Then -- read the next book in the trilogy, The Girl Who Played With Fire.


Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!!! xx

books in winter