Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ranks fourth on New York Times thriller list

The magazine has already listed the 50 best films and songwriters of the 21st century. Now it's the turn of thriller literature. Stieg Larsson's bestselling first instalment in the Millennium series, which is called "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" in English, comes in fourth on the list "The 50 best thriller books of the 21st century".

“Here began Larsson's Millennium phenomenon, with one of the most unforgettable literary creations of the 21st century,” writes The New York Times. The book was chosen by, among others, horror writer Stephen King.