Then I discovered that being related is no guarantee of love!

The media have the ability to attract the craziest people to call in perfectly absurd tips. Every newsroom in the world gets updates from UFOlogists, graphologists, scientologists, paranoiacs, and every sort of conspiracy theorist.

I am what I am,' Salander said 'I ran away from everything and everybody. I should have said goodbye.

You were difficult enough to catch,” Faste said. Salander gave him a long look, satisfied herself that he was an idiot, and decided that she would not waste too many seconds concerning herself with his existence.

From a purely physical standpoint she didn't have a chance, but her attitude was that death was better than capitulation.

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.

Martin was dafter than a syphilitic polecat - where do I get these metaphors from?