Early Short Story by Stieg Larsson to Be Published

A short story by the 17-year-old Stieg Larsson will be published in English for the first time next year, possibly enticing fans of the best-selling Millennium trilogy that was released after Mr. Larsson’s death in 2004.

Stieg Larsson, the Swedish writer who died in 2004, is shown in a 1998 photograph. An early short story of his is set to be published.

The unpublished story is part of a new anthology of crime fiction, “A Darker Shade of Sweden,” scheduled for release in February. Mysterious Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, announced on Tuesday that it had acquired the collection.

“Sweden’s most distinguished and best-loved crime writers have contributed stories to an anthology that promises to sate the desire to read about the dark side of Sweden,” the publisher said in a statement.

The anthology collects stories from 20 Swedish writers, including Henning Mankell, Asa Larsson, Maj Sjowall, Per Wahloo and Sara Stridsberg. Eva Gabrielsson, Mr. Larson’s companion, has also written a story that will be published in the collection.

John-Henri Holmberg, a writer and close friend of Mr. Larsson, edited the anthology.

Mr. Larsson’s series, which began with “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” and chronicles the adventures of the computer hacker Lisbeth Salander and crusading journalist Mikael Blomkvist, is one of the most successful ever published.