The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz
When Stieg Larsson passed away, we all thought it might be the end of Lisbeth Salander.
Fortunately, David Lagercrantz decided to pick up the story of the girl with the dragon tattoo--
and the wild hacking skills--and he has done a fine job.
There is a little cheat sheet of sorts at the beginning, listing some of the recurring characters
from earlier books, which I found very helpful since it's been a while since I read the last of the original series. Indeed, I had forgotten that Lisbeth had a sister, Camille, who turns out to play a pivotal role in this adventure.
The main plot involves a brilliant scientist with an autistic savant son. The terrified boy, after witnessing a murder, is in the crosshairs of the killers. And Lisbeth has to step in and save the day.
There's also lots of hacking of government agencies going on and various nefarious deeds by people who should know better.
All in all, it's a good story well told. And it's great to have this memorable character back.
Fortunately, David Lagercrantz decided to pick up the story of the girl with the dragon tattoo--
and the wild hacking skills--and he has done a fine job.
There is a little cheat sheet of sorts at the beginning, listing some of the recurring characters
from earlier books, which I found very helpful since it's been a while since I read the last of the original series. Indeed, I had forgotten that Lisbeth had a sister, Camille, who turns out to play a pivotal role in this adventure.
The main plot involves a brilliant scientist with an autistic savant son. The terrified boy, after witnessing a murder, is in the crosshairs of the killers. And Lisbeth has to step in and save the day.
There's also lots of hacking of government agencies going on and various nefarious deeds by people who should know better.
All in all, it's a good story well told. And it's great to have this memorable character back.
I partly agree with you here but thought the book lacked the fire of Stig Larsson's trilogy. There was something so immediate abut them that swept me along even when it felt as if it could have done with a bit of editing. This one I found less captivating. Rgak you for your post though.
ReplyDeleteI hear what you're saying. And I think other readers must have agreed with you because this book kind of came and went and didn't really get the traction that the original books did. Still, I was happy to see the characters back. And I thought this author did a better job picking up someone else's work than the people who have taken over Robert Parker's series.
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting. Julie