The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson
Contributed by Twanda Mangano
Chapter Summaries
Chapter Summaries Table
Chapter Summary
Chapter 1
Chapter 1 begins in Stockholm, Sweden as "Kalle" Mikael Blomkvist, a journalist and part-owner and publisher of an investigative magazine named Millen...
Chapter 2
Chapter 2 introduces Dragan Armansky, CEO of Milton Security, one of Sweden’s most lucrative and well-established security firms, located near the c...
Chapter 3
Blomkvist arrives at the Millennium offices after his trial to meet with Erika Berger, who is editor-in-chief of the magazine and also Blomkvist’s l...
Chapter 4
Just before Christmas, Blomkvist goes to the Millennium office to clear out his things. While there, Blomkvist receives an unexpected call from Dirche...
Chapter 5
Henrik Vanger notes Blomkvist’s interest in Harriet’s story and proceeds to relate the specifics regarding the day of her death. The Vanger clan h...
Chapter 6
Vanger shares a few more facts about Harriet’s disappearance, showing Blomkvist numerous photographs from the day she vanished. Vanger explains his ...
Chapter 7
While Blomkvist packs for Hedestad, he argues with Berger about his decision to take Vanger up on his offer. The twosome is in Blomkvist’s apartment...
Chapter 8
Blomkvist arrives at Hedestad and begins to settle into his new environment. After Blomkvist drops off his things at the guesthouse Vanger has prepare...
Chapter 9
After spending a long night reading through Harriet’s files, Blomkvist goes over to visit Vanger for their first interview. As he approaches Vanger�...
Chapter 10
After several painful days of absurdly cold weather, Blomkvist is happy to see the temperature rise to the mid-teens (Fahrenheit). The weather’s tur...
Chapter 11
After Berger and Blomkvist take a walk around Hedeby Island on a rare sunny day, they stop in to visit Vanger on their way home. Vanger starts questio...
Chapter 12
Unusually, Chapter 12 begins without entering directly into a scene. The chapter opens with a description of the Swedish legal system and insight into...
Chapter 13
Salander proceeds with her decision to act against Bjurman by doing a thorough investigation of him. Unfortunately, her search leads nowhere. Bjurman ...
Chapter 14
Salander slowly recovers from the physical trauma following the rape, and turns to the Internet for information that will help her. She learns that sa...
Chapter 15
After two months in prison, Blomkvist is released early and immediately heads to Hedeby. Vanger is happy to see him. When Blomkvist stops by Cecilia�...
Chapter 16
As June begins, new clues emerge in Harriet’s case. First, Blomkvist realizes what he first noticed in the photograph album: The picture of Harriet ...
Chapter 17
Ready to talk with Cecilia about her whereabouts on the day Harriet disappeared, Blomkvist knocks on her door, only to hear Harald emerge from his nea...
Chapter 18
Salander, sleepy from a long night at a bar and a sexual encounter with her on-again-off-again female lover, is shocked when someone rings her doorbel...
Chapter 19
After a brief visit with Vanger, Blomkvist returns to his cabin, deciding to make the most of this strange Midsummer’s Eve. He sits on his front por...
Chapter 20
After returning to Hedeby, Blomkvist immediately checks in with Frode regarding Vanger’s condition. Once he’s reassured that Vanger has stabilized...
Chapter 21
Martin shows up on Blomkvist’s doorstep with the latest edition of the Hedestad Courier, which features a scathing article suggesting that Blomkvist...
Chapter 22
After Blomkvist cleans up Tjorven’s remains, Salander and Blomkvist eat a grim breakfast, both of them contemplating their next move. Salander leave...
Chapter 23
The following morning, Blomkvist and Salander consult about their next steps in the investigation. Blomkvist states that he thinks Cecilia is telling ...
Chapter 24
Martin and Blomkvist continue talking while Martin waits for Salander to return to the cabin so he can capture her as well. During this discussion, Bl...
Chapter 25
Early in the morning, Salander sneaks over to Martin’s and investigates his secret torture room. She finds binders and videotapes documenting the wo...
Chapter 26
After his arrival in Melbourne, Blomkvist tracks down Harriet, who has taken over her dead husband’s sheep farm. Harriet is shocked to hear someone ...
Chapter 27
Blomkvist returns to Stockholm in time to join Salander at her mother’s funeral. Afterward, Salander and Blomkvist head back to Hedestad to get her ...
Chapter 28
Blomkvist and Salander rush back to Stockholm so he can access her Wennerstrom files. After reading over the files for three days, Blomkvist is dizzy ...
Chapter 29
Salander, having holed up in her apartment for several days hacking into Wennerstrom’s empire, has discovered the intricate workings of the corporat...
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