The Girl in the Spider’s Web
Lisbeth Salander is back! Plot details have been heavily guarded, but the hacker heroine will reportedly take on both the cyber underworld and the U.S. National Security Agency in The Girl in the Spider's Web, the controversial continuation of Stieg Larsson's bestselling Millennium Trilogy.
Written by David Lagercrantz, the fourth book in the dark and gritty series will be published on August 27. It's authorized by Larsson's estate, but vehemently opposed by Eva Gabrielsson, the late author's partner of more than three decades. Since Larsson died intestate in 2004, Gabrielsson has been embroiled in legal and media battles with his official heirs. This Guardian article paints a larger picture of the situation.
The new installment in the Salander saga was brought into being by Lagercrantz and translators working on laptops with no Internet access. A single copy of the final manuscript was couriered to the chief editors of each international publishing house involved, and no advance copies have been released. Toronto fans have the opportunity to ask Lagercrantz about the whole cloak-and-dagger process when he visits the Bram & Bluma Appel Salon at the Toronto Reference Library on September 17. Find out more about how to reserve your tickets.
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