My new favorite writer is Stieg Larsson, "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" and "The Girl Who Played With Fire." Larsson was an editor and political activist in Sweden. He died in 2004 of a massive heart attack, not long after he had delivered his last three manuscripts to his publisher. The two Girl novels listed above are those manuscripts, along with a not yet published "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest." I have it on order. Movies are planned. I can only hope the films convey the sense of place and character that Larsson's books hold.
The main characters in Larsson's books are Mikael Blomkvist, a investigative journalist, and Lisbeth Salander, a quirky young computer geek with a photographic memory. The mysteries they deal with are like matryoshka, Russian stacking dolls. Within each mystery they confront are other even more personally challenging trials. Larsson's liberal sensitivities come across in his novels, which also appeals to me. I highly recommend him!
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