Лисбет Саландер решает отомстить своим врагам. Не только криминальным элементам, желающим ей смерти, но и правительству, которое несколько лет назад почти разрушило ее жизнь. А еще надо вырваться из больницы, где ее держат под охраной, считая опасной психопаткой, и добиться, чтобы ее имя исчезло из списка подозреваемых в убийстве. Поэтому ей не обойтись без помощи журналиста Микаэля Блумквиста. Только его разоблачительная статья может встряхнуть шведское общество до самых основ и переполошить правительство и спецслужбы. Тогда у Лисбет будет шанс расстаться с прошлым и добиться справедливости.
Stieg Larsson (born as Karl Stig-Erland Larsson) was a Swedish journalist and writer who passed away in 2004.
As a journalist and editor of the magazine Expo, Larsson was active in documenting and exposing Swedish extreme right and racist organisations. When he died at the age of 50, Larsson left three unpublished thrillers and unfinished manuscripts for more. The first three books (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest) have since been printed as the Millenium series. These books are all bestsellers in Sweden and in several other countries, including the United States and Canada.
Witnessed a rape when he was 15, and was helpless to stop it. This event haunted him for the rest of his life. The girl being raped was named Lisbeth, which he later used as the name of the heroine on his Millenium trilogy. Sexual violence against women is also a recurring theme in his work.
Personal quote: To exact revenge for yourself or your friends is not only a right, it's an absolute duty.
The story is more political than the other 2 books in the series, and also it is highly conscientious reflecting the author's view. I skimmed through descriptions about the historical observation of Swedish government and politics because I was only interested the expecting conclusion of the trilogy, but I think they are important for the author as well as the suspenseful storyline.
Loved it - couldn't wait to read this final book, although now that i've finished it, I wish there could have been another book to follow. I zoomed through it in 3 days!