by Stieg Larsson, Karin Smirnoff
Part of Millennium, book 8
First published 2025
Spring brings no warmth to Gasskas, a remote Swedish town buried under relentless snow. A bomb destroys a vital bridge. A young journalist turns up dead. The violence stems from rising conflict between a global corporation strip mining natural resources and angry locals seeking revenge. In Stockholm, Lisbeth Salander discovers that Plague, her fellow hacker, has been abducted and dragged north to Gasskas. When her niece Svala appears unexpectedly, Lisbeth heads to the frozen town with Mikael Blomkvist. Blomkvist runs the local newspaper while Lisbeth searches for Plague. Then Svala vanishes. Lisbeth faces her deepest nightmare as she navigates a lawless place where enemies pose as allies and supposed saviors hide predatory motives. She and Blomkvist must confront violent histories that threaten everyone they care about.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Gasskas, Stockholm, Sweden
Period: contemporary
384 pages · Hardcover · Viking
Content warnings: violence