The Girl Who Played With Fire

This book is wrought with twists and turns almost everywhere. The ending is a major cliff-hanger, so I recommend a lot of patience or the third book nearby when you finish. It's quite interesting to see how Larsson weaves a tale of corruption with women's rights (and abuses) and how this plays out in what most people consider to be one of the most liberal, well-functioning societies in the world. I find Blomkvist and Salander to be incredibly likable characters, and despite the serious subject matter, I find them all to be interesting and at times even oddly humorous.