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I read the original ''Millennium'' trilogy - [[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson and Reg Keeland (translator)|The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]], [[The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson and Reg Keeland (translator)|The Girl Who Played With Fire]] and [[The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest by Stieg Larsson and Reg Keeland (translator)|The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest]] back to back, unable to put any of them down for long and saddened by Steig Larsson's early death which prevented a continuation of the series. It was with mixed feelings that I allowed myself to be persuaded into reading ''The Girl in the Spider's Web'', where David Lagercrantz picks up the franchise. We see continuity of characters - particularly Blomkvist and Salander - but the inspiration for the book belongs entirely to Lagercrantz. Would the book stand up in its own right or merely be worth reading for its novelty value?
It was perhaps a mistake to come to reading the book direct from the original trilogy, with Larsson's style of writing fresh in my mind and it did take me a little while to adjust to LagercantzLagercrantz. I'll confess to even being slightly annoyed at first, as ''The Girl in the Spider's Web'' lacked that essential sharpness. But once into the book the plot quickly took hold and the story proved to be a gripping read and a not unreasonable representation of the series.
Would I read a further book from the franchise by Lagercrantz? Of that I'm less certain. It was a good, solid read, but not one which made me eager for the next in the series. I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy to the Bookbag.
