The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eyeby
David Lagercrantz
Series:
Millenium #5
Genres:
Fiction
Pages: 448, Kindle Edition
Published: 2017 by MacLehose Press
Cover Rating: 4/5
To continue the legacy left by Steig Larsson, Swedish writer David Lagercrantz has made another effort with the release of
This book is the fifth instalment in the
Salander, as reader can recall from her past novels, has zero tolerance for abuse. She has sustained enough of it in her life, starting from her childhood. Fight begins and Salander has to rescue the girl. Meanwhile, the second major character of this novel, Mikael Blomqvist, is left on a trail of a boy with as little information provided by Salander during Mikael’s weekly visits on every Friday. At first Mikael isn’t sure about the least amount of information he has been provided with, which also annoys him. Then a series of events happen and we, the readers, can observe through our reading eyes that Lisbeth and Mikael are once again together and are after an organisation that used identical twins in different enironments to study for their own research and interest and that has a lot to do with Salander’s past.
With an interesting plot, Lagercrantz reveals about the origin of Lisbeth Salander’s
I like the way Lagercrantz has intertwine two different but thrilling major plots and few subplots that hold the tendency to surprise anyone, and by continuing to explore the path of Salander’s character. His continuation of old characterisation and introducing new characters are a match made in heaven. The noir effect is there and one may or may not imagine it. The pace of the novel is good, with one or two dragging elements or situations. I can say, overall, I enjoyed it.
I recommend this book to most crime fiction lovers and some one wants to enjoy a good mystery on a long wintry night.