Millennium book 4 · 2015
The Girl in the Spider’s Web
A brilliant researcher in artificial intelligence is murdered, and his young son, who saw the killer, is in danger. Lisbeth Salander steps in. Written by David Lagercrantz.
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Book facts
- Author
- Stieg Larsson
- Series
- Millennium, book 4 of 7
- Published
- 2015
- Setting
- Set in Stockholm
- Characters charted
- 7
- Chart confidence
- Medium
The Girl in the Spider’s Web on screen
- The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018, film, Cinema). Claire Foy plays Salander in a loose adaptation of David Lagercrantz’s continuation novel, as she is drawn into a dangerous world of spies and stolen software.
Who is in The Girl in the Spider’s Web
7 recurring or key characters from Stieg Larsson’s chart. Introduces Camilla Salander.
Lead 2
- Lisbeth SalanderHacker and investigator with a violent past
- Mikael BlomkvistInvestigative journalist at Millennium
Major 2
- Erika BergerEditor of Millennium and Blomkvist’s lover
- Camilla SalanderFirst appearanceLisbeth’s twin sister
Minor and cameo 3
- Dragan ArmanskyHead of the security firm that employs Lisbeth
- Holger PalmgrenLisbeth’s former guardian
- Annika GianniniBlomkvist’s sister, a lawyer
Also featuring these characters
Other Stieg Larsson books that share the most characters with The Girl in the Spider’s Web.
- The Girl Who Played with Fire2006 · Millennium · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Girl Who Lived Twice2019 · Millennium · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo2005 · Millennium · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Girl in the Eagle’s Talons2022 · Millennium · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon