The final book in the Millennium trilogy written by Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest is a wonderful book, filled with conspiracies, murder, computer crime, and the most original heroine to emerge in crime fiction.
Lisbeth Salander, outsider and apparent menace to society, is charged with attempted murder. In addition to the charges, the state has determined that she is mentally unstable and should be locked away in an institution again. Pulling the strings behind the state’s prosecution of Salander is the secret inner circle of Sweden’s Security Police, and only with the help of Michael Blomkvist can Salander avoid the fate they have decided for her and expose the secrets that they are protecting. Headed by Blomkvist, a large-scale investigation takes place in the weeks leading up to Salander’s trial. She saved his life once, now he’s going to do the same for her.
Admittedly, after powering through The Girl Who Played With Fire, I had a really hard time getting absorbed in The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest. For the first 250 pages the events that take place are so mundane in comparison to the second book. But, as the days begin to slip away in the lead up to the trial, that’s when you get hooked.
The book features and introduces more characters, all of whom have their own little stories, and sometimes that could get a little confusing as it all sort of happens really fast.
There are also a fair amount of political and social notes of historic importance scattered throughout the story, most of which you need to understand in order to get the grips of where the plot is heading.
Filled with delightful twists and turns of the plot, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest is an enthralling and wonderful read and a perfect ending to a truly phenomenal trilogy. It’s a genuine tragedy that Stieg Larsson passed away after submitting his novels to his Swedish publisher and has missed out on enjoying the phenomenon that his work has become.
The book features and introduces more characters, all of whom have their own little stories, and sometimes that could get a little confusing as it all sort of happens really fast.
There are also a fair amount of political and social notes of historic importance scattered throughout the story, most of which you need to understand in order to get the grips of where the plot is heading.
Filled with delightful twists and turns of the plot, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest is an enthralling and wonderful read and a perfect ending to a truly phenomenal trilogy. It’s a genuine tragedy that Stieg Larsson passed away after submitting his novels to his Swedish publisher and has missed out on enjoying the phenomenon that his work has become.
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