Review “THE GIRL WHO LIVED TWICE” By David Lagercrantz

Wily hacker Lisbeth Salander returns in the sixth, and reportedly last, episode of the Millennium series begun by Stieg Larsson and continued by David Lagercrantz (translated from the Swedish by George Goulding). In “The Girl Who Lived Twice,” Salander again joins forces with her longtime ally, journalist Mikael Blomkvist, for an adventure ripe with death and intrigue.

When a dead body is discovered in a Stockholm park, that of a homeless man with Blomkvist’s phone number in his pocket, Mikael finds himself in need of Lisbeth’s particular skills, only she’s vanished without a trace. Salander, hiding out, is knee deep in her own work. She’s traded her goth-punk look for a more business-like façade, but remains hard as nails, particularly when it comes to dealing with her evil twin sister, Camilla. Rather than stay on the defensive, our anti-hero takes an offensive stance in her ongoing family feud. Mikael and Lisbeth’s two objectives may seem on very different paths, but that changes as the story unfolds, pitting Salander and Blomkvist against an adversary they know all too well. With deadly family drama, the Sherpas of Mount Everest, Russian trolls, a bit of romance, and more, Salander and Blomkvist are once again forced to overcome a daunting plot designed to see them both six feet under.

Lagercrantz has done an admirable job of keeping up with the demand left by late author Stieg Larsson in his Millennium series and proves once again he’s capable of penning compelling stories to sate the insatiable hunger for Salander’s further adventures, though she’s less front and center in this particular installment.

Reviewed by Patrick Whitehurst of Suspense Magazine

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Review “The Girl Who Lived Twice” by David Lagercrantz