A Lisbeth Salander novel, continuing Stieg Larsson's Millennium Series
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Published Sep 2015
416 pages
Genre: Thrillers
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Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist return
She is the girl with the dragon tattoo - a genius hacker and uncompromising misfit. He is a crusading journalist whose championing of the truth often brings him to the brink of prosecution.
Late one night, Blomkvist receives a phone call from a source claiming to have information vital to the United States. The source has been in contact with a young female super hacker - a hacker resembling someone Blomkvist knows all too well. The implications are staggering. Blomkvist, in desperate need of a scoop for Millennium, turns to Salander for help. She, as usual, has her own agenda. The secret they are both chasing is at the center of a tangled web of spies, cybercriminals, and governments around the world, and someone is prepared to kill to protect it ...
The duo who captivated millions of readers in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest join forces again in this adrenaline-charged, uniquely of-the-moment thriller.
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Photo: Britt-Marie Trensmar
Swedish author Stieg Larsson's life is every bit as fascinating as that of
any fictional character. Mikael Blomkvist, the protagonist of The Millenium
Series, in fact bears many similarities to his creator.
Karl Stig-Erland Larsson was born on August 15, 1954 in Västerbotten, in
northern Sweden. He was raised in the countryside by his grandparents until his
grandfather's death in 1962 (despite considerable research, including questions
to his publisher, that is all we have been able to glean of his childhood).
After performing his mandatory two-year military service, Larsson traveled
widely in Africa, witnessing the civil war in Eritrea first-hand. On his return
to Sweden in 1977, he worked for
Tidningarnas Telegrambyra (TT), the largest Swedish news agency. ...
... Full Biography
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Name Pronunciation
David Lagercrantz: Steeg (rhymes with league) LARSson
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