The Girl in the Eagle's Talons
A Lisbeth Salander Novel
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3.7 • 473 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • #1 INTERNATIONAL BEST SELLER • Lisbeth Salander returns, in a trailblazing new installment to the best-selling Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series • Also known as the Millennium series
“Lisbeth Salander is back—and maybe better than ever. Karin Smirnoff’s take is both respectful of the past and ready for the future—altogether remarkable.” —Lee Child, author of No Plan B
“An absolutely brilliant continuation of the series: exciting plot, plenty of action, and a sensitive portrayal of complicated relationships—where the new character Svala is one of the highlights.” —Femina
Change is coming to Sweden’s far north: its untapped natural resources are sparking a gold rush, with the criminal underworld leading the charge. But it’s not the prospect of riches that brings Lisbeth Salander to the small town of Gasskas. She has been named guardian to her niece Svala, whose mother has disappeared. Two things soon become clear: Svala is a remarkably gifted teenager—and she’s being watched.
Mikael Blomkvist is also heading north. He has seen better days. Millennium magazine is in its final print issue, and relations with his daughter are strained. Worse still, there are troubling rumors surrounding the man she’s about to marry. When the truth behind the whispers explodes into violence, Salander emerges as Blomkvist’s last hope.
A pulse-pounding thriller, The Girl in the Eagle’s Talons sees Salander and Blomkvist navigating a world of conspiracy and betrayal, old enemies and new friends, ice-bound wilderness and the global corporations that threaten to tear it apart.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Relentless hacker Lisbeth Salander—aka the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo—makes a welcome return in this breathtaking continuation of the late Stieg Larsson’s thriller series. When Lisbeth and investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist both travel to northern Sweden for family commitments, they are confronted by the reality that exploitation of indigenous people and natural resources runs rampant throughout this seemingly tranquil region. Swedish mystery writer Karin Smirnoff, the second author to pick up Larsson’s Millennium series, expertly updates the heart-pounding tension and hard-hitting social commentary of the original trilogy. She also introduces a new slate of greedy villains and vibrant supporting characters, making this book a perfect place to start. This is a genuinely exciting reboot.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The propulsive seventh installment in the bestselling Millennium series (following 2019's The Girl Who Lived Twice) reunites investigative reporter Mikael Blomkvist and punk computer hacker Lisbeth Salander in the small town of Gasskas in northern Sweden. Blomkvist is there to attend his daughter's wedding to Henry Salo, the town's head commissioner, while Lisbeth has come to assume temporary custody of her 13-year-old niece, whose mother has mysteriously disappeared with a hard drive containing $400 million in bitcoin. Marcus Branco, the sadistic founder of a secretive energy firm intent on acquiring land in Gasskas, sends his henchmen to disrupt the wedding and kidnap Blomkvist's grandson as leverage against Salo. The boy ends up in the clutches of a serial killer, forcing Blomkvist and Salander to team up once again, in hopes of saving his life. Smirnoff, following Stieg Larsson and David Lagercrantz as the series' third author, adds new maturity and depth to the two leads, offers several jaw-dropping plot twists, and draws clever—if occasionally implausible—connections between disparate characters. Fans will find this a worthy addition to the series.
Customer Reviews
Good action story
I agree that this is much different from the original trilogy, but this is a great action story and it’s nice to see some real life tie ins to the movie series and Stieg himself as well. Enjoyed the read!
Too many holes
The book is a huge disappointment. Too many holes which sadly were missed opportunities to deepen the character’s’ relationships and connect the reader to a believable plot. It was clearly written more as a tv or movie script and not good fiction. I can’t believe this is the drivel that will carry Lisbeth’s story forward.
I really wanted to like it
Just really not good. Nothing can touch the original three but even 4-6 were good. Just awful. And the ending? We don’t even find out what happened with half of these new characters/stories. I really wanted to like it but it just was NOT good.