A sequel to the late Swedish author Stieg Larsson’s Millennium crime trilogy will be published in at least 35 countries in August.
That Which Does Not Kill was completed in November by David Lagercrantz, who also co-authored Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s autobiography.
Stieg Larsson died of a heart attack in 2004 aged 50. The new crime blockbuster will continue the story of the troubled heroine Lisbeth Salander who was first introduced in Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
“What I wanted to make use of in the book was the vast mythology that Stieg Larsson left behind, the world he created,” Lagercrantz told Dagens Nyheter newspaper. "He believed that he had remained faithful to Larsson’s style and subject matter in the new yarn, weaving social and political issues with criminal intrigue.
“Lisbeth Salander’s not just any superhero, “ Lagercrantz, declared. “She’s not only great because of her talents but also because of her context and background.”
At the time of his death Stieg Larsson was believed to be intending to write at least another seven novels.
Publishers Nordstedts revealed that the first three books in the Lisbeth Salander series have sold approximately 80 million copies worldwide since the first in the series, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo appeared in 2005.
