I'm a fast writer, and crime novels are easy to do. It's much harder to write a 1,000 word article, where everything has to be 100 per cent correct. Stieg Larsson 000articlecent Change image and share on social
I've read crime fiction all my life. A thing that's bothered me about crime fiction is that it's generally about one or two people, but there's not much about society. I want to get away from that particular pattern: a lead, a supporting role and backdrop characters. Stieg Larsson backdropbothercharacter share on social
To exact revenge for yourself or your friends is not only a right, it's an absolute duty. Stieg Larsson absolutedutyexact Change image and share on social
Every year Swedish society produces a new generation of threatened women who can testify to the lack of legal rights and the lukewarm interest shown by the police and other authorities. Stieg Larsson authoritygenerationinterest Change image and share on social
I know what kind of things I myself have been irritated by in detective stories. They are often about one or two persons, but they don't describe anything in the society outside. Stieg Larsson describedetectiveirritate Change image and share on social
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
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
I have been threatened occasionally. But that happens to everybody who is writing this kind of things. Threats will come without fail. It might happen to the most 'innocent' texts. If it gets too much we call the police. Stieg Larsson callfailhappen share on social
Crime stories are, as you know, one of the most popular forms of entertainment that exist. If you then try to have something to say... that I have, of course. Stieg Larsson crimeentertainmentexist Change image and share on social
I abhor crime novels in which the main character can behave however he or she pleases, or do things that normal people do not do, without those actions having social consequences. Stieg Larsson abhoractionbehave Change image and share on social
