In real life, people are integrated into society. That's what happens in my books as well. Minor characters don't just walk in and spout lines, they interact and have an effect on the events. It's not an isolated universe. Stieg Larsson bookcharactereffect share on social
In ordinary detective novels you never see the consequences of what happens in a story in the next book. That you do in mine. Stieg Larsson bookconsequencedetective Change image and share on social
Some of the writers I've praised are Sara Paretsky, Val McDermid, Elisabeth George and Minette Walters. Strangely enough, almost all are women. Stieg Larsson elisabethgeorgehave Change image and share on social
In many respects I have gone out of my way to avoid the usual approach adopted in crime novels. I have used some techniques that are normally outlawed - the presentation of Mikael Blomkvist, for instance, is based exclusively on the personal case study made by Lisbeth Salander. Stieg Larsson adoptapproachavoid share on social
Writing detective stories is about writing light literature, for entertainment. It isn't primarily a question of writing propaganda or classical literature. Stieg Larsson classicaldetectiveentertainment Change image and share on social
I started to write in 2001. I wrote the books for the fun of it. It was an old idea I had had since the nineties. Stieg Larsson bookfunidea Change image and share on social
I am not altogether confident of my ability to put my thoughts into words: My texts are usually better after an editor has hacked away at them, and I am used to both editing and being edited. Which is to say that I am not oversensitive in such matters. Stieg Larsson abilityaltogetherconfident share on social
