The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest, Stieg Larsson

I have now read all three of the novels in this trilogy. All three of them are violent; this one takes up at the cliff hanger ending of book two. All three deal with the covert workings of the Swedish secret service, with the world of newspapers, and with abuses of legal authority, especially in the case of the heroine who is the voice of abuse against women. I loved the writing; his characters are memorable. Each had a distinctive voice, and each character had a chance to speak. My only problem with the stories was keeping the characters straight but I think that was because the Swedish names were similar, and hard for an English speaker.
One of the reviews I read said that Larsson is now as well known as the characters in his books. His books have become a publishing phenomenon. Larsson was the editor-in-chief of the anti-racist magazine Expo, and an expert on anti-democratic right-wing Nazi and extremist organizations. He died suddenly in 2004, having just delivered his third manuscript to his publisher. One way or another, Lisbeth Salander's story is finished.