In the last installment of the 'Dragon Tattoo Trilogy', Lisbeth Salander lies in critical condition with a bullet wound to her head. She's fighting for her life in more ways than one: if she recovers, she'll be taken back to Stockholm to stand trial for three murders. With the help of her friend, journalist Mikael Blomkvist, she will not only have to prove her innocence, but also identify and denounce those in authority who have allowed the vulnerable,...

Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced that it was murder and that the killer is a member of his own family. He employs disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the tattooed and troubled but resourceful computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate. When the pair link Harriet's disappearance to a number of grotesque murders from almost forty years ago, they begin...