Book review: The girl who kicked the hornet's nest

The girl who kicked the hornet's nest by Stieg Larsson
This is the final book in the Millennium trilogy series and is perfect for the long weekend - if you can get a copy. All of the strands of the story finally come together. It's cleverly written with enough twists and turns and subplots to keep your attention. It might seem like a strange choice for the festive season but the ultimately the changes in Lisbeth's life promise a hopeful future. A very satisfying read.

Summary: Lisbeth Salander will have her revenge - against the man who tried to kill her, and against the government institutions that nearly succeeded in deliberately destroying her life... After sustaining appalling gunshot wounds to her head and her shoulder, she is in Intensive Care, and her most dangerous enemy is in the next-door ward. If she survives, she is set to face murder charges. Officially under police guard, she is allowed contact with only her surgeon or her lawyer. But Mikael Blomkvist, editor at Millennium magazine and Salander's self-appointed guardian angel, will not give up on this strangely compelling girl... With the covert aid of Blomkvist and his journalists at Millennium, Salander must first prove her innocence. Only then can she unmask the people behind the corrupt and secret manoeuvers that ruined her childhood and remain the rotten core of Swedish society.