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Northbrook Library's Hidden Gems – 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' Edition

If you like Stieg Larsson, check out one of these books from your local library.

Are you a Lisbeth Salander fan? With the American film version of the book now in theaters, Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo continues to ride a wave of popularity, years after publication. If you are a fan of the Millennium Trilogy, then you should check out one of these similarly page-turning mysteries from the . Call 847-272-2958 or use the online catalog at www.northbrook.info to place a hold.

Between Summer’s Longing and Winter’s End by Leif G.W. Persson
This darkly comic and difficult-to-put-down book is the first entry in a trilogy. Inspired by the unsolved 1986 assassination of Swedish Prime Minister Olaf Palme, the story traces an investigation into an unknown American's death in Stockholm that reveals a complex web of espionage and intelligence failures. Political Suspense.

Sun Storm by Asa Larsson
When a body is discovered in her hometown, a young Swedish lawyer is called back home, only to become trapped in a perilous web of betrayal, suspicion, religious fanaticism, and death in this gripping thriller that won Sweden's Best First Crime Novel award in 2003. Contemporary Mystery.

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The October Killings by Wessel Ebersohn
This first installment in a dramatic and compelling series finds South African lawyer Abby Bukula, the grown daughter of parents killed during an anti-apartheid protest, repaying the man who saved her life by teaming up with an eccentric psychologist to investigate attacks on the massacre's soldiers. Crime Fiction.

The Fourth Man by Kjell Ola Dahl
After rescuing the lovely Elizabeth from crossfire during a routine police raid, Detective Inspector Frank Frolich of the Oslo Police becomes caught up in an affair. He is unaware that Elizabeth is the sister of a wanted gang member until a young guard is killed during a robbery, Elizabeth vanishes, and he finds himself a prime suspect in the gang's crimes. This author is a cult hit in his home country of Norway. Hardboiled Crime Fiction.

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The Inner Circle by Mari Jungstedt
This gritty and thrilling mystery tells the story of a group of students who become caught up in a web of horror during an archaeological dig on the Swedish island of Gotland. The mystery begins when a young woman turns up dead, naked, and hanging from a tree, the victim of a ritual killing. Contemporary Mystery.

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