The internationally bestselling book series The Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson, which begins with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, has become wildly popular in the United States during the past few months. Word-of-mouth buzz and the series' bestselling status might lead one to expect a thrilling mystery with intriguing characters and a little bit of romance - and it just so happens that this is exactly what you get.
What you don't expect, however, is the darkness - the sexual violence, human trafficking and sinister government secrets. The series appears at first to be your typical journalist-turned-vigilante detective story, complete with a sexy, mysterious assistant who has a knack for hacking. But layered beneath the paperback mystery storyline is an expos