Just finished the Stieg Larrson trilogy. The first one flew. I couldn't put it down. The second one was not nearly as compelling, although the last half was better than the first. The third tied up all the loose ends, which is good since Larrson died shortly after delivering the books to his publisher.

The books are about a young Swedish woman named Lisbeth Salander. She is a ward of the state and makes her living as a private investigator. She has a terribly tragic life and is incredibly resilient. She meets a journalist named Mikael Blomkvist in the first book as they investigate the cold case disappearance of young woman.

I know a lot of people who have given up on the books because they found the Swedish names and the number of characters a bit confusing, but I enjoyed them a great deal. I definitely recommend them.