Stieg Larsson's second posthumously published novel is a worthy successor to his debut, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. At the center of this seismic Swedish fiction are crusading editor Mikael Blomkvist and brilliant malcontent hacker Lisbeth Salander. Once again, this seemingly mismatched sleuthing duo are thrown together in a death-defying hunt for a savage killer; in this case, the executioner of two muckraking reporters on the verge of a major exposé. Larsson's resonant prose, intricate plots, and iconoclastic fervency have made him an international bestselling author and cult figure. An arresting literary thriller.