The Man Who Left Too Soon. The Biography of Stieg Larsson

London. John Blake Publishing Ltd. 2010. First Edition. Third Impression. Hard Cover. Medium 8vo 9½" x 6  [24cm x 15cm] approx. Black boards with silver titles to the spine. Pristine boards and text block. Glossy black and white photographs in the text. Jacket has photographs to both panels. Book and dust wrapper are both fine. Larsson was a workaholic: a keen political activist, photographer, graphic designer, a respected journalist and editor of numerous science fiction magazines.and at night, to relax after work, he wrote crime novels. As the world now knows, by the time of his death at just 50 years of age he had completed The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, the third book featuring his hypnotic character, Lisbeth Salander. But his relentless personality and political convictions did not make his life easy. He famously reported about some dangerous neo-Nazi organisations in Sweden, which led to numerous death threats. In fact, since his death, officially caused by a massive heart attack, there had been much speculation that his enemies had a hand in his premature demise. This difficult man, brilliant and multifaceted, here receives a penetrating biography - and celebration of his remarkable life and books - from top crime fiction journalist Barry Forshaw.…