Stieg Larsson Read-Alikes

Try one of these mystery/thrillers similar to Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

 The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
 
 Retribution by Jillian Hoffman 
 
 L.A. Outlaws by T. Jefferson Parker 
 
 Heartsick by Chelsea Cain 
 
 Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg 
 
 In the Woods by Tana French

Kurt Wallander series by Henning Mankell, starting with Faceless Killers

Harry Hole series by Jo Nesbø, starting the The Bat.

Grant County series by Karin Slaughter, starting with Blindsighted 
 
Monkeewrench series by P.J. Tracy, starting with Monkeewrench
 
Maureen O'Donnell series by Denise Mina, starting with Garnethill 
 
Kay Scarpetta mysteries by Patricia Cornwell, starting with Postmortem
 
Kathleen Mallory mysteries by Carol O'Connell, starting with Mallory's Oracle

Inspector Erlendur series by Arnaldur Indriðason, starting with Jar City

Patrick Hedstrom series by Camilla Läckberg, starting with The Ice Princess