<b><b>#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER -</b> Part blistering espionage thriller, part riveting police procedural, and part piercing exposé on social injustice, this second book in the Millennium series is a "gripping, stay-up-all-night read" (<i>Entertainment Weekly</i>).</b> <p/>Mikael Blomkvist, crusading publisher of the magazine Millennium, has decided to run a story that will expose an extensive sex trafficking operation. On the eve of its publication, the two reporters responsible for the article are murdered, and the fingerprints found on the murder weapon belong to his friend, the troubled genius hacker Lisbeth Salander. Blomkvist, convinced of Salander's innocence, plunges into an investigation. Meanwhile, Salander herself is drawn into a murderous game of cat and mouse, which forces her to face her dark past.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Stieg Larsson<br><b>Publisher:</b> Vintage Crime/Black Lizard<br><b>Published:</b> 03/23/2010<br><b>Pages:</b> 656<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.95lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.20d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780307454553<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 6.2<br><b>Point Value:</b> 30<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>137224 / Girl Who Played with Fire<br><br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>New York Times Book Review</i> 03/21/2010 pg. 24<br><i>Newsweek</i> 05/24/2010 pg. 60<br><i>People Weekly</i> 05/31/2010 pg. 55<br><i>Entertainment Weekly</i> 06/25/2010 pg. 36<br><i>