An engrossing end to the trilogy

I was eager to listen to this final book in the Stieg Larsson trilogy as I'd greatly enjoyed The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and then the Girl who Played with Fire. One word of advice: listen or read the two previous books before tackling The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest as the latter narrative flows seamlessly from the Girl who Played with Fire and I think a listener would be confused without knowing the back-story and having become familiar with the main characters who are present in all three books. All the books are complicated with lots of characters with Swedish names and places but all are riveting. The stories are of epic proportions combining spies and the security services; crime and its detection; high-level computer hacking; investigative journalism leavened by a fair bit of raunchy descriptions of bed-room scenes.

This final book opens with quite a lot of explanation about the Swedish security service and political system but then takes off with the resolution of
the many threads from the previous books. Much of the book revolves around Lisbeth Salander's trial for serious crimes and journalist Mikael Blomkvist's behind the scenes investigations. The trial scenes are particularly engrossing, and without giving anything away, the cross-examination of the psychiatrist, Dr Teleborian, is a high-light.

The enjoyment and comprehensibility of all the books are greatly enhanced by the superb narration by Saul Reichlin, who is probably the finest audio book reader. Narration is an understatement as he really dramatizes the books by his ability to create different voices for the characters.

Sadly, the author, Stieg Larsson, died prematurely before this trilogy was published and won't know how much pleasure he's given people round the world who've followed the exploits of his weirdly wonderful character, Lisbeth Salander, and the doughty investigative journalist, Mikael Blomkvist.

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Brilliant

I loved the two previous books and instantly bought this one when I saw it become available on Audible. This book brilliantly concludes the series and I am sorry that there will not be any more by such a talanted and imaginative author. This installment ties up all the story threads from the previous books and unlike other series of books I have read, produced a strong finish that left one satisfied that the story had run its course. For those that have read the two other books, I don't expect I need to suggest you read this one. For those that have not read any of them, I cannot recommend them highly enough.

Well narrated, but very, very slowly read. If your MP3 player has the facility, I would play it at 1.5x speed - personally, it made it less frustrating and still fully understandable.

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Very good

Second time I listened to all Millennium books.
My favourite books. This stupid app requires at least 16 words.

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Brilliant Book, Brilliant Adaption!

Listen to all three in chronological order. Excellent narrative too! thoroughly recommended. five stars.

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Stieg Larson does it again

What can I say, brilliant kept me on the edge of my seat the whole way through!

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Amazing

Loved it, all three this being the final book were amazing. Kept me hooked the whole way through.

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This book is a must listen

I feel there is little point in writing the review to this because if you have come this far into the series then whether you listen to this one is non negotiable. The events of the previous book are non negotiable, it has to be listened to. Do of course make sure you listen to the two previous books. Even if you do not listen to the girl with the dragon tattoo you have to listen to the girl that played with fire. That is the book that really sets the scene for this one. If you are anything like me you will be wondering at the end if their are any more Stieg Larsson books to go through. I might have to try and raise him from the dead so that I can hear more. Having said that though I do think that he concludes the trilogy very well and it does not feel as though there is anything missing.

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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

Great way to finish, I have really liked the 3 books so far. I hope we get more from Stieg. 5 Stars

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Millenium trio ...Hornets Nest

The Millenium trio of books has kept me truly entertained during my commute to work for four months. The plots, characters and narration are superb and I've loved every second - driving on the M25 has been a richly anticipated pleasure!. There is talk of a partially written fourth book - I do hope it will be completed and published one day (soon!). I'll definitely listen to the trio again in a couple of years....

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fantastic

This series of books has been absolutely fantastic I was so gripped I couldn't stop listening

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