so long and so forth

i just finished reading stieg larrsen's the girl with a dragon tattoo. my fave character, the brilliant Lisbeth Salander was tasked to join Blomkvist in his quest to find who murdered business tycoon Vanger's favorite niece Harriet Vanger.  the next book the girl who  kicked the hornet's nest rocked better, Lisbeth was almost killed by his biological father Bodin. well, it's 500+ pages so i know i'm gonna need more time.