After the first encounter with his unseen stalker in
Del 1 - Män som hatar kvinnor (2010), the inquisitive journalist, Mikael Blomkvist, gains an unexpected ally. As Mikael is bent on leaving no stone unturned to unearth the dark and ugly secrets of the cryptic Vangers, the taciturn misfit and brilliant computer hacker, Lisbeth Salander, decides to lend a hand in the search for truth, going through piles of archives, newspapers, and photos with suspects. And now, more than ever, missing Harriet demands justice. Can Mikael, and the girl with the dragon tattoo, shed light to the opaque mystery?
—Nick Riganas