Swedish journalist and writer Stieg Larsson is best known for writing the thrilling Millennium trilogy. Though Larsson died in 2004 before his books were published, he became the second bestselling author in the world in 2008. Eventually, his first book, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, would go on to become a major motion picture starring Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig. His ability to combine the darkness of inner emotions with the complexity of a dark world is what made people come back to Lisbeth Salander’s tale again and again. If you enjoy strong heroines in detrimental circumstances, try these books to read if you like Stieg Larsson.
Books to Read if You Like Stieg Larsson
White Lead
Susan Daitch
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Late one night, art conservator Stella Da Silvera is restoring a gorgeous seventeenth-century painting by Diego Valásquez when she hears a scream coming from the curator’s office and rushes out to find what it is. Not entirely unusual to hear loud noises coming from the curator’s office late at night, she returns to her studio when the noise fades away. But when she returns she finds a dead body dressed like a figure in the painting and a man with a tattooed face hovering over it. After eluding the tattooed man, she returns with the police only to find the body and the painting gone. The museum fires her and she becomes a prime suspect in the case of the missing painting. Now to get her life back she has to find the missing painting but little does she know that she’s not the only one looking for it.
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Victoria Helen Stone
Release Date: November 1, 2016
A late-night phone call startles Evelyn Tester, who is sleepwalking through her suburban life. Her husband has been in an accident, but wasn’t alone. The news of this secret lover rocks Evelyn’s world, but she decides to stay silent. As she looks into the life of this woman, she begins to yearn for revenge. An obsession fuels her rage, burning away complacency. But what will be left after the flame goes out.
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Barry Eisler
Release Date: October 25, 2016
Seattle PD sex-crimes detective Livia knows first-hand what the victims of her cases go through. She’s been through hell too but she’s chosen never to leave. Sold by her Thai parents, her and her little sister were brutally abused by the men that trafficked them until she was finally marooned in America knowing no one and with no clue as to where her sister went. Now she’s dedicated her life to putting away guys like the ones that hurt her and her sister all in the hopes that it will one day bring her closer to finding her beloved sister. But when a fresh lead is uncovered, she’ll have to go beyond just being a cop — she’ll have to go back to the darkness she pulled herself out of.
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K.L. Slater
Release Date: November 3, 2016
Anna doesn’t like to let people get too close. She lives alone, follows her routine, and her best friend is the old lady that lives next door. She knows how much people can hurt her if she let them in. Then one ordinary day, Anna witnesses a car accident and recognizes one of the drivers as Clara, the woman who ruined her life years ago. She sees this coincidence as her chance to get her vengeance but as she uncovers more about the accident and about Clara, she realizes there are a lot more secrets to uncover and a lot of them are dangerous.
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Release Date: November 1, 2016
Talk therapist Greg Cole has been searching for peace ever since the murder of his twin sister, Scarlett, years earlier. He finally thinks he’s found it when Scarlett’s killer is released early from prison because of a newly discovered alibi. To expose the truth, Greg must analyze his own memories and question his own mind. After all, how far can someone trust their own memories?
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Away From the Dark
Aleatha Romig
Release Date: October 18, 2016
Nine months ago, Sara Adams awoke with no memory. She’s told she’s a member of The Light, a religious community led by the charismatic Father Gabriel, and as a woman of The Light her duty is to be obedient to her husband. But as her memory starts to return, she starts to realize everything she’s been told is a lie. As she uncovers more of the danger behind The Light she realizes just how far their power extends. Now, in order to truly discover her past, she must escape. But who can she trust when all her memories are lies?
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