The girl with the dragon tattoo is an award winning novel by Stieg Larsson. He is Swedish author and journalist. The girl with the dragon tattoo is a thriller novel, and there is no turning back of the book, if started once. This Swedish novel is translated to English by Reg keeland, and the translation is really outstanding. The story begins when Mikael Blomkvist, a financial journalist is offered to solve the mystery of a forty year old case. Mikael is paired with Lisbeth Salander, who is the real main character and solves the case. On the whole, this novel has been rated four stars.