Salander正在策划她的报复 - 针对一名企图杀死她的男子，并反对几乎摧毁了她很生活的政府。 但它不会是一个简单的运动。在向头部射了一枪过后，Salander被密切监督，并将面临三起谋杀案和一起谋杀未遂的起诉。在记者Mikael Blomkvist和他的千禧年杂志的帮助下，Salander不仅要证明她的清白，还需要确定和谴责政客的腐败。正式这腐败的政治才使弱势群体成为虐待和暴力的受害者。而作为受害者本身，Salander正准备进行反击。

Lisbeth Salander—the heart of Larsson's two previous novels—is under close supervision in the intensive care unit of a Swedish city hospital. She's fighting for her life in more ways than one: when she's well enough, she'll stand trial for three murders. With the help of her friend, journalist Mikael Blomkvist, she will have to prove her innocence, and to identify the corrupt politicians who have allowed the vulnerable, like herself, to suffer abuse. And, on her own, she will plot her revenge—against the man who tried to kill her and the government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life.