Books like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
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Genre
- Nordic noir
- Crime fiction
- Thriller
- Mystery fiction
What it is about
- Novels
- Misogyny
- Rape
- Book of Leviticus
- Child sexual abuse
- Finance
Where it happens
- Sweden
Ages
- Adult
Awards
- Glass Key award
About this book
Its subjects in Open Library: Novels, Misogyny, rape, Book of Leviticus. It is book 1 of the Millennium series and set in Sweden.
Where this comes from: Open Library · Wikidata
Books like this one
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Why: Both are mystery and thriller books.
What both books share
- mystery
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: "Mystery" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
Step on a Crack: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre) - thriller
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: "thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
Step on a Crack: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Thrillers" (OL subject)
- mystery
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Why: Both are thriller books.
What both books share
- thriller
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: "thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
Killing Floor: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject)
- thriller
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Why: Both are crime books.
What both books share
- crime
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: "crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
The Cuckoo's Calling: "crime" (OL subject); "Crime, fiction" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
- crime
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Books like the Millennium series
What they share, at a glance
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.
| Book | Thriller | Mystery | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Step on a Crack | shared | shared | not shared |
| Killing Floor | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Cuckoo's Calling | not shared | not shared | shared |
| The Da Vinci Code | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Angels & Demons | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Shadow of the Wind | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Gray Man | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | not shared | shared | not shared |
| Jurassic Park | shared | not shared | not shared |
| A Is for Alibi | not shared | shared | not shared |
| The Brutal Telling | not shared | not shared | shared |
| Inferno | shared | shared | not shared |
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: the facts, checked
Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.
- First published
- First published in 2005. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
The sources differ. Each value is shown with where it came from.The Library of Congress record of the edition checked here is dated 2009. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026.
9780307454546 ... 2009
- Edition checked
- The edition checked here is a 590-page paperback from Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026.
9780307454546 ... pbk. ... 590, 10 p. ... Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
- Series
- It is book 1 of the Millennium series. Source: penguinrandomhouse.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Millennium ... The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Next in the series
- Book 2 is The Girl Who Played with Fire. Source: penguinrandomhouse.com, checked November 6, 2026.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ... The Girl Who Played with Fire
- Awards and honors
- It received the Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel in 2009. Source: Wikidata, citing new.deadlypleasures.com, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- Wikidata lists the Glass Key award (2006) for this book. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
Where does The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo sit in its series? See the reading order.
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