Lagercrantz has constructed an elegant plot around different concepts of intelligence . . . [his] continuation, while never formulaic, is a cleaner and tighter read than the originals . . . Without ever becoming pastiche, the book is a respectful and affectionate homage to the originals. (Mark Lawson Guardian.)

As I read Lagercrantz`s The Girl in the Spider`s Web, I found that I kept forgetting for several pages at a time that I wasn`t reading genuine Larsson . . . One devours Larsson`s books for the plots, the action, the anger, and most of all for Lisbeth Salander . . . Lagercrantz has caught her superbly, and expertly spun the sort of melodramatic yarn in which she can thrive. (Jake Kerridge Daily Telegraph.)

Fans of Stieg Larsson`s captivating odd couple of modern detective fiction - the genius punk hacker Lisbeth Salander and her sometime partner, the crusading investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist - will not be disappointed . . . Salander and Blomkvist have survived the authorship transition intact and are just as compelling as ever. (Michiko Kakutani New York Times.)

First, the conclusion. David Lagercrantz has done well . . .The Girl in the Spider`s Web conveys the essence and atmosphere of Larsson`s Millennium novels. He has captured the spirit of their characters and devised inventive plots, most of them suitably exaggerated . . . On the evidence of Spider`s Web, most Millennium fans will want to continue following their Lisbeth. (Marcel Berlins The Times.)

Lagercrantz`s real achievement here is the subtle development of Lisbeth`s character; he allows us access to her complex, alienated world but is careful not to remove her mystery and unknowability. Lisbeth Salander remains, in Lagercrantz`s hands, the most enigmatic and fascinating anti-heroine in fiction. (Barry Forshaw Financial Times.)

Rest easy, Lisbeth Salander fans - our punk hacker heroine is in good hands . . . Swedish crime novelist David Lagercrantz takes the reins with prowess, not only mimicking Larsson`s shamelessly pulpy prose, but admirably expanding the deliciously depraved world of the novels. (Patrick Ryan USA Today.)