By Stieg Larsson

Prior to Stieg Larsson's sudden death of a heart attack in 2004, he finished three detective novels to create the Millennium-trilogy, which was published posthumously: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. Altogether, his trilogy has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide.

— Melissa Hellstern