2011, ISBN: 9789044518801

Hardcover

Paperback. Very Good., 3, In good condition - has markings from use - has yellowing to front page and page ends - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.The… More...

Paperback. Very Good., 3, In good condition - has markings from use - has yellowing to front page and page ends - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.The TrialLisbeth Salander, outsider and apparent enemy of society, is charged with attempted murder. In addition, the state has determined that she is mentally unstable and should be locked away in an institution once again.The EnemyPulling the strings behind the state's prosecution is the inner circle of the Swedish security police. Only with Blomkvist's help can Salander avoid the fate they have decided for her and expose the secrets they are protecting.The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' NestLisbeth Salander has been abused by a system supposedly designed to protect. And yet she is the one person whose intransigence and limitless bloody-mindedness can provoke the disruption of the Swedish secret state. This final volume of the Millennium Trilogy is the culmination of one of the most mesmerising fictional achievements of our time.Crusading author and liberal journalist Stieg Larsson died after delivering to his Swedish publisher the novels that are the Millennium Trilogy. Tragically, he did not live to enjoy the phenomenon that his work has become., MacLehose Press, 2009, 2.5, Paperback. Very Good., 3, Quercus, 2009. Paperback. Very Good. The two protagonists of The Girl Who Played With Fire remain the same as in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Lisbeth Salander makes a re-appearance in this book, in a slightly more shapely form, after a bust enhancement surge ry. However, she remains as asocial, silent and intriguing as she was in he r first avatar. The crusading and rather promiscuous hero, Mikael Blomkvist is back too. In this book, along with another reporter and a PhD student, he works on a sex-and-sleaze story regarding a prostitution ring that servi ces highly powerful people in Swedish society.Blomkvist is shocked when bot h his colleagues are brutally killed, but he is astonished when Lisbeth Sal ander becomes the prime suspect. Even as a disbelieving Blomkvist tries to prove her innocence, Lisabeth Salander finds herself being targeted by both the police and killers. The ensuing tense drama forces her back to a past she desperately wants to forget.The Girl Who Played With Fire was in the To p 10 of The Sunday Times Hardback Bestseller list. The book was also adapte d into a movie. The Millennium Trilogy is a crime series that was published posthumously after the author's demise. The books have sold 65 million cop ies worldwide.About the AuthorStieg Larsson was a well known journalist, wh o was known for his research and investigation into the issues surrounding right wing extremism.Some of his other popular books are:Men Who Hate Women The Grandiose Fantasy that was Blown upLarsson was an avid science fiction fan and wrote several fanzines. He also worked as a photographer and graphi c designer. He died in the year 2004, due to a heart attack. He was 50 year., Quercus, 2009, 3, Paperback. Fine. HARD TO FIND NEAR, FLAWLESS, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. COVER IS TO DIE FOR, NO STICKERS, HAS GOOD COLOR, MINIMAL FLAWS, AND NO SUN FADING. NO NAMES OR MARKS. NOT EX-LIBRARY OR REMAINDERED. LOOKS UNOPENED, UNREAD. GIFTING CONDITION. SEE PHOTO IF AVAILABLE. 6180 MO 01., 5, Breda: De Geus, 2011. Paperback, 20 cm, 198 pp. Eva Gabrielsson vertelt het aangrijpende verhaal over haar leven met Stieg Larsson, de hausse aan aandacht die volgde op het verschijnen van de Millennium-reeks, en Larssons plotselinge dood op vijftigjarige leeftijd. Eva Gabrielsson krijgt als ongetrouwde weduwe nooit de erkenning die zij verdient voor haar lange en intensieve samenwerking met Larsson. Na zijn dood moet ze zich staande houden ondanks de vijandige houding van Larssons familie en vrienden en moet ze vechten voor het behoud van haar kleine flat. Cond.: gaaf / fine. ISBN: 9789044518801. ., De Geus, 2011, 0<