FACING PRISON TIME FOR SLANDER, DISCREDITED JOURNALIST MIKEL BLOMPKVIST IS HIRED BY A RECLUSIVE INDUSTRIALIST TO INVESTIGATE A UNRESOLVED FAMILY DISAPPEARANCE. AIDED BY THE MYSTERIOUS COMPUTER HACKER, LISBETH SALANDER, THE TWO SOON DISCOVER A BRUTAL TRAIL OF MURDER, DECEPTION AND DARK SECRETS LEADING RIGHT UP TO THE PRESENT DAY.