I was surprised to find Kurdo Baksi's Stieg Larsson: Our Days in Stockholm A Memoir of a Friendship on the shelf at the library on one of my browsing expeditions. I read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and did some research on the author. There wasn't a lot out there.

Baksi's memoir gives us insight into his relationship with Larsson and his life before the trilogy.

Larsson had a long career in publishing with many articles and books about racism and sexism to his credit. He rallied against abuse, discrimination, and Neo-Nazis.

This book lets us glimpse into his life and his work ethic. At the end of the memoir, Baksi hints at connections between real people and Larsson's characters. I found it interesting that Larsson wrote the three novels simultaneously. It's amazing that he could juggle the various story lines and characters.

Baksi also talks about Larsson's favorite mystery and suspense authors. Many on the list are famous female writers.

Larsson's story was cut short at fifty, and Baksi portrays a professional relationship and deep friendship.