Publishers have been searching for him all over Scandinavia, but maybe the next Stieg Larsson actually resides on this continent, in Dallas, Texas. And, maybe he’s a she.

USA Today thinks so. Reviewer Carol Memmot (who, back in January, called Three Seconds by Scandinavians Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom a worthy Larsson successor. It then hit the NYT Hardcover Fiction list) says that the main character in American Taylor Stevens’ debut thriller The Informationist, “evokes the spirit and intelligence of th gutsy, damaged Salander, but she’s far from derivative.”

She adds, “Thank goodness a sequel to this fiery novel is in the works.”

The Informationist: A Thriller Taylor Stevens Retail Price: $23.00 Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Crown – (2011-03-08) ISBN / EAN: 0307717097 / 9780307717092

Large Type: Thorndike; 9781410438027; June 2011; $31.99

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