Two by One Plus One Again

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson

Good mysteries made exotic (for me) with the setting in Sweden. The author's axe on several issues is ground but not terribly distracting. Can't say I'm compelled to read the third book. Many thanks to Nathan for the recommendation.
 

Little Bee by Chris Cleave

This book is like a sad classical symphony, the final movement of which comes in the middle, of the story. However, once that crescendo was reached, it seemed like the musicians threw down their instruments.

Extremely well written with brilliantly evoked voices for the various characters. The ending seemed, to me, a bit off. Worth reading; thanks go to Carol for the suggestion.
 

Twelve books read. $60 for CLiF. Hope your own reading is going well.