The Millennium Trilogy 2, THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE

The Millennium Trilogy 2, THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE.

By Steig Larsson, narrated by Simon Vance.

Mikael Blomqvist Repays His Debt.

This is a sequel but since the characters are already well developed the story proceeds a a more rapid pace than the first book. The central mystery is intricately woven in and around Lisbeth Salander’s life although she is still not the character. That honor is reserved for Mikael Blomqvist, a reporter for Millennium magazine. This is not typical who-dunnit. In this book the chief crimes that must be solved are perpetrated during the course of the story. This is a more involving story than the first.

Somin Vance again gives a journeyman performance. He is consistently even. His reading is excellent. He adds a good amount of drama and inflection to his reading that brings life to the story. He manages to assign a voice to nearly every character, although he seems to have only a limited number of different voices to draw upon and some of them get recycled.