by Denise Mina
First published 2016
Lisbeth Salander lies unconscious in a Swedish hospital, a bullet lodged in her skull. The intensive care unit becomes her temporary refuge, but recovery means facing trial for three murders she didn't commit. Journalist Mikael Blomkvist works to clear her name while Salander battles for survival. She must expose the corrupt officials who enabled years of abuse against vulnerable victims like herself. The authorities who nearly destroyed her life still wield power, and proving innocence requires identifying those who allowed violence to flourish unchecked. Salander plans her own form of justice against the man who shot her and the institutions that failed her. This graphic novel adaptation brings Stieg Larsson's trilogy to its conclusion, where personal vengeance collides with systematic corruption in Stockholm's corridors of power.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: corruption, enemies-to-lovers, underdog
Setting: Sweden, Stockholm
Period: 21st-century
200 pages · Paperback · Vertigo
Content warnings: abuse, violence