Tuesday, May 8, 2012

First Chapter -- First Paragraph -- Tuesday Intros


Diane at Bibliophile by the Sea hosts First Chapter, First Paragraph, Tuesday Intros. This week's intro is from  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson.
It happened every year, was almost a ritual. And this was his eighty-second birthday. When, as usual, the flower was delivered , he took off the wrapping paper and then picked up the telephone to call Detective Superintendent Morell who, when he retired, had moved to Lake Siljan in Darlarna. They were not only the same age, they had been born on the same day -- which was something of an irony under the circumstances. The old policeman was sitting with his coffee, waiting, expecting the call.

9 comments:

  1. Yes, yes, yes....I loved that intro, and hope you like this book as much as I did. enjoy

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  2. That's a great opening. Loved all of the books in this trilogy. Enjoy!

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  3. I haven't read any of these books. I'm not sure if it would be my type of read.

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  4. I haven't read any of these books, either. Thinking they may be a little too violent for me...

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  5. I've read the first two and enjoyed them. I plan to read the 3rd when I can squeeze it in.
    Thanks for stopping by.

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  6. I thought this was a fantastic book. I was absorbed in it shortly after I started reading. It's smart, intriguing, suspenseful and even has a little humor.

    I hope you enjoy it!

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  7. I haven't read this book, afraid that it's too violent for me. But the writing in this definitely grabs me. Here's Mine

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  8. I loved this one! I hope you enjoy it.

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  9. A great book. Some need more than 100 pages to get into it, if so, keep reading!

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