Millennium

Lisbeth Salander is a lead character in the Millennium series by Stieg Larsson. She is a young Swedish hacker who works as a private investigator for Merrin Security Inc, a local security firm. Due to her history of violence and her confinement to a children’s’ mental asylum, Salander is put under legal guardianship. In the series Salander uses her outstanding hacking skills to collaborate with journalist Mikael Blomkvist— the main character in the series—to solve the mystery of a number of murders and sex trade scandals in Sweden. Salander is a very dynamic character who always acts contrary to the expectations of the reader and of other characters in the series. Larsson’s take on Salander is quite equivocal. Behind the apparently troubled, asocial and introvert character lies a whole reservoir of compassion and loyalty. The books of the series show different aspects of her personality.