Book 24 (of 52) – The Girl Who Lived Twice

The Girl Who Lived Twice – David Lagercrantz

The latest installment in the Millennium Trilogy (can it still be a trilogy when you get to book 6?), The Girl Who Lived Twice, is the third entry from David Lagercrantz.  In this go around, Lisbeth Salander looks to take down her sister, while Mikael Blomkvist investigates a dead Sherpa and his links to a local politician.

As I tried to get into this latest edition of the Lisbeth Salander story, I was having a hard time.  It seems that the tale of a young, socially awkward woman and the older man who loves her, despite her taking him for granted and mostly ignoring him hit a little too close to home.  Eventually, though, I got past  that and worked my way through.  I’m still not exactly sold on Lagercrantz’s takes on Stieg Larsson’s world and characters, but not much to do about that at this point.

So where does the series go from here?  Lagercrantz has now equaled Larsson’s output with the characters and the overarching story of Salander’s family seems to have been wrapped up, so maybe this is the end?  Though, given the financial success of the series, something tells me another adventure will be out in 2 years time.