The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye by David Lagercrantz
Reviewed by: Becky Houghton, Reference Assistant
Genre: Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
Age Group: Mature Teen, Adult
What is this book about? With this book Langercrantz continues the Millennium Series written by Stieg Larson which began with the well-known book The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and other titles. As this new book begins, Lisbeth Salander, noted hacker and seeker of justice, is serving a prison sentence in Flodberga prison where a fellow prisoner Faria Kazi is being abused and mistreated by the leader of a prison gang. As a result of protecting Faria, the gang leader issues a death sentence for Salander which follows her even once she is released from prison. Lisbeth is also seeking to uncover secrets from her traumatic childhood with the help of her former guardian, Holgar Palmgren and the noted journalist, Mikael Blomkvist. Once she is released, both these story lines combine to make for an action filled and fast-moving tale with many twists and turns.
My review: I enjoy this series of books despite my difficulty with the Swedish names for characters and locations. The book lived up to my expectation that the story would be exciting and full of intrigue. I enjoy the complexity in plot that all the books in this series have. The story is fast-paced, taking place in only a week with flashbacks to the events which brought the characters to their current circumstances. Salandar traces her childhood experiences back to a project called Project 9, a nature verses nurture project conducted by the Registry for the Study of Genetics and Social Environment. This was a twin project which involved not only Lisbeth and her twin Camilla, but also involved a set of male twins, Leo Mannheimer and Dan Brody who factor heavily in the plot. While tracing information about Project 9, Salandar is also tracking down the killers of Jamal Chowdhury, the lover of Faria Kazi who Lisbeth protected while in prison. This fast- paced book is available for checkout in print at Fondulac District Library and electronically through Libby.
Give This a Try if You Liked: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest or The Girl in the Spider’s Web
Three words that describe this book: Exciting, Fast moving, Intriguing
Rating: 4.5/5
