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Informal for an investment or investment decision, especially one that becomes profitable.

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1. An investment.

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Adapted from the second book of Stieg Larsson's best-selling trilogy, The Girl Who Played With Fire is a lean, muscular thriller that pulls no punches in its depictions of the cruelty meted out to the morally conflicted characters.

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Based on the best-selling trilogy by Swedish writer Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Played with Fire opens nationwide on August 27, but we've teamed up with Momentum Pictures to give you the chance to see it first and for free.

PREVIEW SCREENING: The Girl Who Played With Fire

1 The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (Transworld, pounds 7.99) 2 Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (Vintage, pounds 7.99) 3 Alone In Berlin by Hans Fallada (Penguin, pounds 9.99) 4 Matt Monro by Michele Monro (Titan Books, pounds 17.99) 5 Teesside And Old Cleveland Through Time by Robin Cook (Amberley Publishing, pounds 14.99) 6 The Girl Who Played With Fire by Steig Larsson (Quercus, pounds 7.99) 7 Middlesbrough by Araf Chohan (The History Press, pounds 12.99) 8 Fear The Worst by Linwood Barclay (Orion, pounds 7.99) 9 The Third Man by Peter Mandelson (Harpercollins, pounds 25) 10 Twilight by Stephanie Meyer (Little, Brown, pounds 7.99) * List compiled by Waterstones, Captain Cook Square, Middlesbrough

Top Ten Books

1) One Day By David Nicholls (Hodder: pounds 7.99) 2) The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo By Stieg Larsson (Quercus: pounds 7.99) 3) Percy Jackson And The Sea Of Monsters By Rick Riordan (Puffin Books: pounds 6.99) 4) The Lovely Bones By Alice Sebold (Picador: pounds 7.99) 5) The Girl Who Played With Fire By Stieg Larsson (Quercus: pounds 7.99) 6) Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief By Rick Riordan (Puffin Books: pounds 6.99) 7) Leaving The World By Douglas Kennedy (Arrow Books: pounds 7.99) 8) Rodrick Rules: Diary Of A Wimpy Kid By Jeff Kinney (Puffin Books: pounds 6.99) 9) Eclipse By Stephenie Meyer (Atom Books: pounds 7.99) 10) Percy Jackson And The Titan's Curse By Rick Riordan (Puffin Books: pounds 6.99)

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Part two of the Millennium Trilogy - The Girl Who Played with Fire. I'm still trying to catch up with part three.

Peter D Cox; culturevulture

THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE (15) Verdict: ORIGINALLY released in cinemas in August last year, this second adaptation of the Stieg Larsson trilogy was second best to first film The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.