Paperback: Lisbeth Salander is a threat to national security. Since she was thirteen, shady government forces have acted to keep her quiet.
Prone to violence, deemed mentally disturbed, she has had her freedom removed and her every movement watched.
Yet still, she is an unstoppable force for justice. She is plotting her revenge against the man who tried to kill her and against the government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life. But it is not going to be a straightforward campaign.
Salander has a bullet in her head and is under close supervision in intensive care. She is wanted for murder and is set to face trial for three murders and one attempted murder on her eventual release. She knows that the secrets and corruption at the heart of her country's government go right to the top. And she will not take it lying down.
With the help of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and his researchers at Millennium magazine, Salander must not only prove her innocence, but identify and denounce the corrupt politicians that have allowed the vulnerable to become victims of abuse and violence. Once a victim herself, Salander is now ready to fight back.
The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest (2009) is the third book in the phenomenal Millennium series.
About the author: Karl Stig-Erland "Stieg" Larsson (1954-2004) was a Swedish journalist and writer. He is best known for writing the "Millennium trilogy" of crime novels, which were published posthumously. Larsson lived much of his life in Stockholm and worked there in the field of journalism and as an independent researcher of right-wing extremism.
He was the second best-selling author in the world for 2008, behind Khaled Hosseini. The third novel in the Millennium trilogy, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, became the most sold book in the United States in 2010 according to Publishers Weekly. By March 2015, his series had sold eighty million copies worldwide.
His family and Norstedts have instituted an annual award of 200.000 Swedish Krona in memory of him since 2009. The prize is awarded to a person or organization working in Stieg Larsson's spirit. The recipient in 2015 was Chinese Yang Jisheng for his notable work, Tombstone, which describes the consequences of the three years of the Great Chinese Famine.
He was the second best-selling author in the world for 2008, behind Khaled Hosseini. The third novel in the Millennium trilogy, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, became the most sold book in the United States in 2010 according to Publishers Weekly. By March 2015, his series had sold eighty million copies worldwide.
His family and Norstedts have instituted an annual award of 200.000 Swedish Krona in memory of him since 2009. The prize is awarded to a person or organization working in Stieg Larsson's spirit. The recipient in 2015 was Chinese Yang Jisheng for his notable work, Tombstone, which describes the consequences of the three years of the Great Chinese Famine.
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