The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
One of the only complaints I’ve had about my Kindle is that I tend to gravitate to “fun” books, instead of ambitious ones. I download a sample of about 20 pages, and at that point, I have to pay my ten dollars or move on. But ambitious books rarely grab you in the first 20 pages. It’s the Shopaholics of the world that do. And for the first couple months, I think I re-read the entire Kinsella and Dan Brown canons.Finally I had to force myself to buy something challenging, so I bought The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, rated well on Amazon’s bestseller lists. Lo and behold – it got going about 5 pages after the sample ends! I was delighted with the book, it’s a translated Swedish corporate espionage mystery turns murder mystery, with several main characters converging in places. You’ve seen it once, you’ve seen it a million times, I know. Be forewarned it can be graphic, but definitely worth a try. There are two sequels coming to the US, the second book is in July.
posted by Jen @ 2:12 PM
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Dear fellow Stieg Larsson fan,
We’re trying something new for the launch of the second book in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series.
Run your own Stieg Larsson contest on your blog—for which we will provide the prizes (a free copy of The Girl Who Played with Fire, cool temporary dragon tattoos). The first thirty (30) entrants will get first dibs of the translated manuscript of book three. Below you’ll find the complete rules and regulations.
Click here http://knopfdoubleday.com/blogger-contest-stieg-larsson for contest entry
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RULES & REGULATIONS
The first 250 bloggers to enter their information (name, blog name, blog URL mailing address, and daytime phone number) will obtain the giveaway material (one (1) copy of The Girl who Played with Fire and a batch of temporary tattoos) to host a sweepstakes on their blog. The first 30 bloggers to enter will also receive (1) copy of the manuscript of the third Stieg Larsson thriller at the time of its in-house release. All applications to participate will have to be received by 11:59 pm (Eastern Daylight Time) on August 15, 2009. U.S. Residents only. Bloggers are solely responsible for the administration of the sweepstakes on their blogs.
Thanks,
The A.A. Knopf Marketing Team
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