I enjoyed Stieg Larsson's Millenium Trilogy, I read one book after the next and when the US version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo came out in cinemas, we watched it on a Valentines date (I know it's not your typical Valentines movie, given the violence in the movie but then again we're not your typical couple either).
Naturally I feel a great loss at the tragic death of Larsson who at 50 died of a heart attack after climbing seven flights of stairs to his office since the elevator was not working (which is why I'm so anxious for George R.R. Martin to finish the two remaining books in the Game Of Thrones series).
The Millenium Trilogy, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl who played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest were published posthumously. A bitter (on-going) battle for rights and royalties over Larsson's death between his family and partner followed his death.
Stieg Larsson
Larsson left an unfinished manuscript for a fourth book but due to the on going fight over rights to the work it seemed as though the world would no longer be able to read any more of the 4'11 punk hacker's adventures.
It's been five years since the third book was published and now fans can celebrate, David Lagercrantz whom Larsson's own publisher hand picked has finished the long awaited fourth installment to Lisbeth Salander's story. Like Larsson, Lagercrantz is also a Sweedish journalist turned novelist.
The negotiations for Lagercrantz writing the book were so secretive that meetings had to be done under cellars, away from the public eye. Lagercrantz wrote the book on a computer that was not connected to the internet. Sending the manuscripts to editors were done in person but now the cat is out of the bag so to speak and long-awaited "The Girl In the Spider's Web" will be out on September 1 in the US.
David Lagercrantz
Although not everyone seems to be happy with Langercrantz finishing the book, Eva Gabrielsson, the partner of Stieg Larsson has been very vocal about her displeasure at the novel's release. She was quoted on The Guardian as saying: "I don't think it's okay for other people to high jack other people's work." Gabrielsson is in possession of a fourth manuscript which will not be included in the upcoming novel.
In response to this, Lagercrantz has said that in writing the book he "worked harder than ever to live up to him (Larsson). I tried to be worthy of him. He was the brilliant genius who invested this world. I tried to step into it."
The Girl in pa the Spider's Web sees Salander and Blomkvist team up after the murder of a scientist who has been working on Artificial Intelligence, the murder is witnessed by his autistic son. While diving into a new investigation Lisbeth must also face her own skeletons in the closet.
Reviews for the book have mostly been positive.
Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander
Daniel Craig as Mikael Blomkvist and Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander
in the US version of "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo"
UPDATE!!!
The Girl In The Spider's Web is already available at FULLY BOOKED.
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