A UNIQUE HEROINE. AN UNEXPLORED LANDSCAPE. AN EPIC THRILLER.

"Lisbeth Salander is back - and maybe better than ever . . . Remarkable" LEE CHILD

"Fresh, fearless, faithful and original . . . I loved it" CHRIS WHITAKER

"An absolute incident-packed thrill-ride from start to finish" JO SPAIN

"Smirnoff's writing is wonderfully vivid" ANNA BAILEY

The untapped natural resources of Sweden's far north are sparking a gold rush, with the criminal underworld leading the charge. But it's not the prospect of riches that brings Lisbeth Salander to the small town of Gasskas. Her niece's mother is the latest woman in the region to have vanished without trace. Two things soon become clear: Svala is a remarkably gifted teenager -- and she's being watched.

Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is also heading north. He has seen better days. Millennium magazine is in its final print issue, and relations with his daughter are strained. Worse still, there are troubling rumours surrounding the man she's about to marry. When the truth behind the whispers explodes into violence, Salander emerges as Blomkvist's last hope.

The new thriller from Swedish bestselling author Karin Smirnoff will submerge you in a world of conspiracy and betrayal, old enemies and new friends, snow-bound wilderness and corporate greed. Lisbeth Salander is BACK.

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A striking new voice takes on the Dragon Tattoo series

Karin Smirnoff worked as a journalist before quitting her job to buy a wood factory. Her debut novel, My Brother, was nominated for the prestigious August Prize and has been optioned for TV by the producers behind The Bridge. In 2020 she completed her noir trilogy featuring Jana Kippo, which has now sold more than 500,000 copies in Sweden alone. In 2021 she was announced as the new writer for Stieg Larsson's Millennium series. When asked about taking on the bestselling series, Smirnoff said “I said yes straight away, no hesitation.”