Reviews
"Rest easy, Lisbeth Salander fans--our punk hacker heroine is in good hands. . . . A twisty, bloody thrill ride . . . . An instant page-turner." -- USA Today (4 out of 4 stars) "Excellent. . . . Anyone craving more Salander bad-assery should get their hands on a copy of Spider's Web faster than Lisbeth can hack into the NSA." -- People "Salander and Blomkvist are just as compelling as ever. . . . Fans of Stieg Larsson's captivating odd couple of modern detective fiction will not be disappointed." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "Riveting. . . . Pyrotechnic. . . . An intelligent novel that has Salander entangled in one of the most contentious issues of our times." -- Chicago Tribune " The Girl in the Spider's Web is masterful. . . . Intricate and ambitious. . . . Salander is an extraordinary heroine whose hacker skills are more relevant than ever in an increasingly high-tech surveillance society." -- The Atlantic "Lagercrantz has more than met the challenge. Larsson's brainchildren are in good hands and may have even come up a bit in the world." -- The Wall Street Journal "Lagercrantz's real achievement here is the subtle development of Lisbeth's character; he allows us access to her complex, alienated world but is careful not to remove her mystery and unknowability. Lisbeth Salander remains, in Lagercrantz's hands, the most enigmatic and fascinating anti-heroine in fiction." -- Financial Times "A thrillingly layered book every bit as addictive as the originals." -- O, The Oprah Magazine "[A] worthy, crowd-pleasing fourth installment. . . . Lagercrantz, his prose more assured than Larsson's, keeps Salander's fiery rage at the white-hot level her fans will want." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "[A] smart, action-packed thriller that is true to the spirit of the characters Larsson created while adding interesting new ones and updating the political backdrop that made the Millennium series so compelling." -- The Buffalo News "This whirlwind of nonstop action and intrigue is compulsively readable to the electrifying end." -- Library Journal (starred review) "Fans of the original trilogy will be pleased with [Lagercrantz's] new installment. The novel is a smart, propulsive thriller and espionage tale with a timely digital age plot (think Snowden and Wikileaks)." -- The Hollywood Reporter "Engrossing. . . . In spinning a complex and intriguing new chapter in the adventures of Blomkvist and Salander, Lagercrantz has written a worthy successor to one of the more uniquely compelling thriller sagas of his generation." -- Paste "Lagercrantz pulls it off, and with a great deal of style. . . . Elegantly paced, slickly executed, and properly thrilling. . . . A welcome treat." -- The Guardian "Passion and fire, check: there are plenty of both here. . . . Fast-moving, credible, and intelligently told. Larsson fans won't be disappointed." -- Kirkus Reviews "Action-packed and thoroughly enjoyable. . . . [A] finely-wrought thriller. . . . I will eagerly devour the next adventure for Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist, especially now that we know their fate lies in the hands of a writer worthy of their story." --William O'Connor, The Daily Beast, "Rest easy, Lisbeth Salander fans--our punk hacker heroine is in good hands. . . . A twisty, bloody thrill ride . . . . An instant page-turner." -- USA Today (4 out of 4 stars) "Excellent. . . . Anyone craving more Salander bad-assery should get their hands on a copy of Spider's Web faster than Lisbeth can hack into the NSA." -- People "Salander and Blomkvist are just as compelling as ever. . . . Fans of Stieg Larsson's captivating odd couple of modern detective fiction will not be disappointed." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "Riveting. . . . Pyrotechnic. . . . An intelligent novel that has Salander entangled in one of the most contentious issues of our times." -- Chicago Tribune " The Girl in the Spider's Web is masterful. . . . Intricate and ambitious. . . . Salander is an extraordinary heroine whose hacker skills are more relevant than ever in an increasingly high-tech surveillance society." -- The Atlantic "Lagercrantz has more than met the challenge. Larsson's brainchildren are in good hands and may have even come up a bit in the world." -- The Wall Street Journal "Lagercrantz's real achievement here is the subtle development of Lisbeth's character; he allows us access to her complex, alienated world but is careful not to remove her mystery and unknowability. Lisbeth Salander remains, in Lagercrantz's hands, the most enigmatic and fascinating anti-heroine in fiction." -- Financial Times "A thrillingly layered book every bit as addictive as the originals." -- O, The Oprah Magazine "[A] worthy, crowd-pleasing fourth installment. . . . Lagercrantz, his prose more assured than Larsson's, keeps Salander's fiery rage at the white-hot level her fans will want." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "[A] smart, action-packed thriller that is true to the spirit of the characters Larsson created while adding interesting new ones and updating the political backdrop that made the Millennium series so compelling." -- The Buffalo News "This whirlwind of nonstop action and intrigue is compulsively readable to the electrifying end." -- Library Journal (starred review) "Fans of the original trilogy will be pleased with [Lagercrantz's] new installment. The novel is a smart, propulsive thriller and espionage tale with a timely digital age plot (think Snowden and Wikileaks)." -- The Hollywood Reporter "Engrossing. . . . In spinning a complex and intriguing new chapter in the adventures of Blomkvist and Salander, Lagercrantz has written a worthy successor to one of the more uniquely compelling thriller sagas of his generation." -- Paste "Lagercrantz pulls it off, and with a great deal of style. . . . Elegantly paced, slickly executed, and properly thrilling. . . . A welcome treat." -- The Guardian "Passion and fire, check: there are plenty of both here. . . . Fast-moving, credible, and intelligently told. Larsson fans won't be disappointed." -- Kirkus Reviews "Action-packed and thoroughly enjoyable. . . . [A] finely-wrought thriller. . . . I will eagerly devour the next adventure for Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist, especially now that we know their fate lies in the hands of a writer worthy of their story." --William O'Connor, The Daily Beast
