Staff Pick
She's back! Stieg Larsson's thrilling characters return in author David Lagercrantz's accomplished hands. Mikael Blomkvist pairs up once again with Lisbeth Salander, the hacker wunderkind, in this stand-alone sequel to the page-turning series. Recommended By Michal D., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
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 superhacker — 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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"Salander and Blomkvist have survived the authorship transition intact and are just as compelling as ever....Fans of Stieg Larsson's captivating odd couple of modern detective fiction will not be disappointed." Michiko Kakutani, New York Times
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"Rest easy, Lisbeth Salander fans — our punk hacker heroine is in good hands....A twisty, bloody thrill ride...seamlessly woven together by Lagercrantz — in fact, if you hadn't seen his name on the book jacket, you'd likely assume it was Larsson's own handiwork....An instant page-turner." USA Today
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"Without ever becoming pastiche, the book is a respectful and affectionate homage to the originals....Lagercrantz's continuation, while never formulaic, is a cleaner and tighter read than the originals." Guardian
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"Lagercrantz has more than met the challenge. Larsson's brainchildren are in good hands and may have even come up a bit in the world." Wall Street Journal
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"A worthy, crowd-pleasing fourth installment....Lagercrantz, his prose more assured than Larsson's, keeps Salander's fiery rage at the white-hot level her fans will want." Publishers Weekly (starred)
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"Lagercrantz does an excellent job....Anyone craving more Salander bad-assery should get their hands on a copy of Spider's Web faster than Lisbeth can hack into the NSA." People
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"Fans of the original trilogy need not fear....The novel is well-researched and more intelligent than the average thriller." The Independent (UK)
About the Author
DAVID LAGERCRANTZ is an acclaimed Swedish journalist and author. He has worked as a crime reporter for Expressen, and has written several novels, including the forthcoming Fall of Man in Wilmslow. He worked with international soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimović on his memoir, I Am Zlatan Ibrahimović, which was short-listed for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award and was nominated for the August Prize in Sweden.