The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (original title in , literally, "the air castle that was blown up") is the third novel in the best-selling "Millennium" series by Swedish writer Stieg Larsson. It was published in Swedish in 2007; in English, in the UK, in October 2009; and in the US and Canada on 25 May 2010. The first three novels in the series, "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2005), "The Girl Who Played with Fire" (2006), and "The Girl who Kicked the Hornets' Nest" were written by Stieg Larsson before
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo stroke, and is replaced by Nils Bjurman, who uses his position to extort sexual favors from her and eventually rapes her. After using a hidden camera to record her assault, Salander takes her revenge, torturing Bjurman and threatening to ruin him unless he gives her full control of her life and finances. She then uses a tattoo machine to brand him as a rapist. On Hedeby Island, Blomkvist pursues new evidence in Harriet's disappearance, including photographs showing Harriet's discomfort at the sight of a young man. He also discovers a set of names and numbers believed to be old telephone