Stieg Larsson books in order

Harriet Vanger, a scion of one of Sweden’s wealthiest families disappeared over forty years ago. All these years later, her aged uncle continues to seek the truth. He hires Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently trapped by a libel conviction, to investigate. He is aided by the pierced and tattooed punk prodigy Lisbeth Salander. Together they tap into a vein of unfathomable iniquity and astonishing corruption.

NB: Here is the complete list of the series:

1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2005) by Stieg Larsson

2. The Girl Who Played with Fire (2006) by Stieg Larsson

3. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (2007) by Stieg Larsson

4. The Girl in the Spider's Web (2015) by David Lagercrantz

5. The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye (2017) by David Lagercrantz

6. The Girl Who Lived Twice (2019) by David Lagercrantz

Mikael Blomkvist, crusading publisher of the magazine Millennium, has decided to run a story that will expose an extensive sex trafficking operation. On the eve of its publication, the two reporters responsible for the article are murdered, and the fingerprints found on the murder weapon belong to his friend, the troubled genius hacker Lisbeth Salander. Blomkvist, convinced of Salander’s innocence, plunges into an investigation. Meanwhile, Salander herself is drawn into a murderous game of cat and mouse, which forces her to face her dark past.

NB: Here is the complete list of the series:

1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2005) by Stieg Larsson

2. The Girl Who Played with Fire (2006) by Stieg Larsson

3. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (2007) by Stieg Larsson

4. The Girl in the Spider's Web (2015) by David Lagercrantz

5. The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye (2017) by David Lagercrantz

6. The Girl Who Lived Twice (2019) by David Lagercrantz

Lisbeth Salander lies in critical condition in a Swedish hospital, a bullet in her head. But she's fighting for her life in more ways than one: if and when she recovers, she'll stand trial for three murders.

With the help of Mikael Blomkvist, she'll need to identify those in authority who have allowed the vulnerable, like herself, to suffer abuse and violence. And, on her own, she'll seek revenge--against the man who tried to killer her and against the corrupt government institutions that nearly destroyed her life.

NB: Here is the complete list of the series:

1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2005) by Stieg Larsson

2. The Girl Who Played with Fire (2006) by Stieg Larsson

3. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (2007) by Stieg Larsson

4. The Girl in the Spider's Web (2015) by David Lagercrantz

5. The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye (2017) by David Lagercrantz

6. The Girl Who Lived Twice (2019) by David Lagercrantz

With an introduction by Tariq Ali. Now almost exclusively known as the author of the bestselling Trilogy, as a professional journalist Stieg Larsson was an untiring crusader for democracy and equality. 

As a reporter and editor-in-chief on the journal Expo he researched the extreme right both in Sweden and at an international level. Collected here for the first time are essays and articles on right-wing extremism and racism, on violence against women and women's rights, on homophobia and honor killings.

Included also is an account written for Vagabond magazine of his travels aboard the Trans-Siberian Express from Moscow to Beijing. His most important writings - perceptive, learned and committed texts - illustrate the breadth of his journalistic and political activities in connection with matters that were closest to his heart, and to which he devoted his life. Despite death threats and financial difficulties, Larsson never ceased to fight for and write about his most firmly held principles.