1. Sweden, 1998 / 2000

2.  April 29, 2009  Book charts in 2008-2009  Stieg Larsson top European adult fiction author  Diverse reading culture:  13 of the top 40 authors writing in English  Hennin g Mankell # 10  Liza Marklund # 12  Jan Guillou # 15  Jens Lapidus # 17

3.  Journalist  revolutionized the modern Swedish police procedural  The Bomber, first installment  8 books so far  Crime reporter Annika Bengtzon,  Bestseller worldwide.  9 million novels sold in 30 languages  No 1 bestseller in all five Nordic countries.  The recipient of a vast number of literary awards and prizes.

4.  Sales Clerk Warehouseworker Cleaning Maid Croupier Factory Worker Waitress Cafeteria assistant Circus worker Phone salesperson (of vitamins) Extra in movies News Reporter: Norrländska Socialdemokraten Aftonbladet Arbetaren Expressen Metro News Editor Editor-in_chief TV-editor

5.  Studio 69 (1999) – takes place eight years before the action of The Bomber  Paradise (2000) – a direct continuation of Studio 69  Prime time (2002) – the action occurs between Paradise and The Bomber  The Bomber (1998)  Den röda vargen (2003) – an independent story which picks up from the end of The Bomber  Nobels testamente (2006) – takes place some months after The Red Wolf  Livstid (2007) – a direct sequel to "Nobels testamente"  En plats i solen (2008) - a direct sequel to Livstid

6.  How do you write a book?  How many books have you sold?  How much money have you made?  Why did you start writing crime fiction?  Are you and Annika Bengtzon one and the same?  Why did you begin with the fourth book, chronologically speaking?  What is the secret behind your success?  Is it cool to be famous?

8.  Journalist  Married with 3 children  Written since she was a girl  Tenacity, firmness, self-criticism  Life and death, order in a chaotic world  6 foot tall, Pippi Longstocking  Recognizable people  Many details and actual events  Many female details

9.  Her big break-through  Wife Abuse / Domestic Violence  Created public debate – and political debate  A woman who was beaten and abused to hide, and finally had to leave the country  Marklund presented it as “a true story”  Criticized for this –  Should have been “based on a true story”  Before her detective fiction

10.  Variety of themes centered on women and their roles in contemporary Swedish society  Types of women and men  Gender roles  Social conditions in Sweden  The structure of the newsroom  Journalists and Police  Trust and betrayal  Intellectual style