THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE (First edition - first impression)

Stieg Larsson (Translated by Reg Keeland)

ISBN 10: 1847245560 / ISBN 13: 9781847245564

Edité par Maclehose Press (Quercus), London, 2009

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First impression of the first UK edition - the first edition in English, with the full number-string sequence including the no. "1": 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the printer's page. Translated from the Swedish by Reg Keeland. ***Near fine in dark blue boards with silver titles to the spine. Boards clean and unmarked. Head of spine slightly creased otherwise no bumps or creasing. Corners sharp. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions, just a slight production page creasing to pp.271-4. . Pages clean. No foxing. No creases or tears. ***In a very good colour-illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's price of £16.99. Extremities of dustwrapper just very slightly creased. There is also a closed tear to the top edge of the back panel, and some light creasing to the spine of the dustwrapper. Dustwrapper bright and clean with no fading. ***240mm x 162mm. 569 pages. ***'Lisbeth Salander, computer genius and woman of independent meas, has learned to use every weapon in the book to achieve her needs. She dos not forget and she does not forgive, and wherever she finds corruption or abuse - most especially of women - she is relentless. ***She decides to wage war on the elusive figures of the sex-trafficking industry, using her prodigious skills as a hacker to further an investigation launched by her one-time friend Mikael Blomkvist, the publisher of Millennium magazine. But hardly has she emerged from her hidden apartment that she is embroiled in a double murder, and sought by the police for a third. Not only does evidence point to her being mentally deranged, but her prints are on the murder weapon. ***The only way Salander can be reached is by computer. But she in turn can break into almost any network she chooses For cunning for resolve, for ruthlessness she cannot be matched. But now, hunted not only by Inspector Bublanski's team but also by every force in Sweden, she is beyond the reach of any protection. She is also the prey of terrifying violent men, who will stop at nothing to protect their criminal schemes. Salander must unearth and expose the truth before her pursuers find her. ***The Girl Who Played with Fire is the second volume of Stieg Larsson's magnificent Millennium Trilogy.' ***'Crusading author and liberal journalist Stieg Larsson died after delivering to his Swedish publisher the novels that are the Millennium Trilogy. Tragically, he did not live to enjoy the phenomenon that his work has become.' (Quote and review quote from inside and front of dustwrapper blurb, respectively). ***First impression of the first edition in English, complete in its dustwrapper in very nice condition. The second volume in the Millennium Trilogy - now becoming harder to find in first impression. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. N° de réf. du vendeur 8210

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Titre : THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE (First edition...

Éditeur : Maclehose Press (Quercus), London

Date d'édition : 2009

Reliure : Hardcover

Etat : Near Fine

Etat de la jaquette : Very Good

Edition : First Edition in English

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Synopsis :

Lisbeth Salander is a wanted woman. Two Millennium journalists about to expose the truth about the sex trade in Sweden are brutally murdered, and Salander's prints are on the weapon. Her history of unpredictable and vengeful behaviour makes her an official danger to society - but no-one can find her anywhere. Meanwhile, Mikael Blomkvist, editor-in-chief of Millennium, will not believe what he hears on the news. Knowing Salander to be fierce when fearful, he is desperate to get to her before she is cornered and alone. As he fits the pieces of the puzzle together, he comes up against some hardened criminals, including the chainsaw-wielding 'blond giant' - a fearsomely huge thug who can feel no pain. Digging deeper, Blomkvist also unearths some heart-wrenching facts about Salander's past life. Committed to psychiatric care aged 12, declared legally incompetent at 18, this is a messed-up young woman who is the product of an unjust and corrupt system. Yet Lisbeth is more avenging angel than helpless victim - descending on those that have hurt her with a righteous anger terrifying in its intensity and truly wonderful in its outcome.

À propos de l?auteur:

Stieg Larsson was the Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Expo. He was a leading expert on anti-democratic, right-wing extremist organisations. He died in 2004, soon after delivering the text of the novels that make up the Millennium Trilogy.