The Man Who Played with Fire

A fascinating creative nonfiction account of the greatest unsolved mystery in Swedish history. Wall Street Journal Its more than just a thrilling bookTheres a lot of evidence that points to an international conspiracy. CBS This Morning Saturday The author of the Millennium novels laid out the clues. Now a journalist is following them. When Stieg Larsson died, the author of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo had been working on a true mystery that out-twisted his Millennium novels: the assassination on February 28, 1986, of Olof Palme, the Swedish prime minister. It was the first time in history that a head of state had been murdered without a clue whod done itand on a Stockholm street at point-blank range. Internationally known for his fictional villains, Larsson was well acquainted with their real-life counterparts and documented extremist activities throughout the world. For years hed been amassing evidence that linked their terrorist acts to what he called one of the most astounding murder cases hed ever covered. Larssons archive was forgotten until journalist Jan Stocklassa was given exclusive access to the authors secret project. In The Man Who Played with Fire, Stocklassa collects the pieces of Larssons true-crime puzzle to follow the trail of intrigue, espionage, and conspiracy begun by one of the worlds most famous thriller writers. Together they set out to solve a mystery that no one else could.