I like the slow Scandinavian pace. I don't need cliffhangers in every chapter because I don't want to make a Hollywood movie out of it.

If you want to start reading Swedish crime fiction, you have to start with Sjowall and Wahloo.

There are 195 crime books published in Sweden every year. You could cut that to 100 and keep the good ones.

Writing is a creative process, and you need to have the doors and windows of your mind open so that you have the possibility of change.

While I'm writing, I'm also the first reader, and I want to write a book where I'm excited about what happens next.

You should never ask, 'What would the readers like now?' Instead, you should ask, 'What would I like if I was a reader?' And then you must trust your own mind.