to expect that we??ll find her fingerprints on the cigarette case. and seldom got the chance to sleep even if no emergency patients came in.

he switched to being a private security consultant
he switched to being a private security consultant. Berger looked at her watch.V. re: narcotics bust in S?dert?lje. ??Either you or Svantesson will have to take over her case. There were also old love letters which she had kept from her teenage years. and after two years in the job had undertaken his first tentative field work in 1952 and 1953 as an Air Force attach?? with the rank of captain at the embassy in Moscow. ??I??d like to examine you for a moment. In short. we sent for a copy of her file from St Stefan??s. She looked for other options.?? ??Until then I??d rather you didn??t stay here. For the rest of his life.?? ??Well. You have an infection in your body. Whatever it was.00 in the morning. Gunnar Bj?rck felt an almost unquenchable panic when he heard the news about the shooting at Sahlgrenska hospital. then they won??t want to be shareholders any longer. Isn??t there a friend you could stay with??? Berger thought for a moment about Blomkvist??s apartment but remembered that just now it was not such a good idea. if that time ever comes.?? She paused when she saw out of the corner of her eye that Borgsj? was staring at her. He opened the brown briefcase and unpacked two shirts. ??That??s all.K.?? he snapped.

But. or rather two. She assumed that she really would need a lawyer.M. ??You could take this as a complaint from the staff. He was given a part-time job managing a cleaning crew at Sahlgrenska hospital. we??re caught between the proverbial rock and hard place. No matter how hard Blomkvist tried. seeing to it that documents disappeared and records were altered. but I think you??ll have to inform the speaker of parliament and the constitutional committee ?? This is going to leak out fast. I??m also proposing wage cuts for management. On Sunday she had a temperature of 102. ??I agree with Sonja. and most assuredly not against his colleagues. We met on Norr M?larstrand a while back. Then the assassin??s shots rang out on Sveav?gen and the matter became irrelevant. listening. and parallel to the rest of the Security Police. But it??s going to be a little up and down until we put this story to bed. maybe a week. For this I??m willing to pay you a thousand kronor a week. Then she retreated slowly to the bed. Her longest had been with a colleague in Uppsala ?C they had shared an apartment for two years. The tone she used with him was polite. well someone did. It would be a newspaper billboard sensation and there would be volcanic eruptions high up in the government bureaucracy.

?? ??What I mean is that you should go on with your life and not feel as though you need to entertain me. To her surprise she found the visits of Dr Jonasson pleasant.30 p.I. ??What happened??? he said.L. On the one hand. to investigate whether there are grounds for a new trial. and thereby hope to persuade him to resign before the story was published.?? ??How old are you??? ??Twenty-seven. Annika had been persuaded. There was a recess where a radio had been removed. the Social Democrats having been in power for more than forty years. What makes you ask such a dramatic question??? ??It??s prompted by a dramatic and extraordinary request. It seemed to be challenging her.?? It took some while before she got an answer. removed his glasses. Figuerola noted the time. M?rtensson??s C. I have to tell you too that I will receive advice and support during any trial from your former guardian. be able to work undisturbed for a while. A number of pictures were of infants. ??You wanted to know if Ekstr?m had a meeting. and it??s urgent. The deceased lawyer Nils Bjurman had worked in the Immigration Division at the same time as the deceased Bj?rck. she was a psychopathic mass murderer.

In 1973 the office building where he had claimed to be working was in fact torn down and replaced by an extension to King??s Cross Station.?? She told him that a nationwide manhunt was under way for Ronald Niedermann. He was running out of time. At morning rounds.?? Berger nodded.?? Edklinth frowned. Have you eaten??? ??A while ago. ??And what are you going to do with that? Shoot me? You??ll spend the rest of your miserable life in prison. I don??t suppose you have any chance of hearing what they??re saying. She lay on her back with the brace around her neck. ??Get back into bed at once. We don??t know his last name. wondering whether to leave the office. Why do you ask? Has something happened??? ??No. but rather his faith in human nature. ??I??m beginning to like my contact with S?po. listened to her heart and took her pulse.??Friday. But among the notes Blomkvist found several cryptic sentences. Married. the incoming Prime Minister was fully occupied appointing ministers and negotiating with other conservative parties. On the other hand it??s now clear that Ekstr?m is going to bring charges against Salander. She opened her laptop and summarized the situation in an email to Armansky.?? ??If you want to keep working at S. Bj?rck proposes that Zalachenko??s rehabilitation ?C he suffered very severe burns ?C be carried out abroad. She outlined the Poison Pen situation.

Q. she??s under arrest. talk to the press??? Wadensj?? said. and nothing was touched or moved ?C except for one thing. I??ll be starting at another publication.?? ??No. I was born on 30 April 1978. But he had no idea how to go about identifying these people. neither could he.?? ??I was wondering when you??d think of that.M. She turned back towards Kungstornet. wondering whether to leave the office. and did it in a way we didn??t think was possible. as like as not.?? Bj?rck felt suddenly resigned.?? Karim said. Amateur night. ??It would be terrible if she really has been subjected to the injustices that Millennium claims. An Agent in Place contained so much inaccurate information about Sweden in the first chapter that he threw the book into the wastepaper basket.W.?? ??I assumed that the case would be handled in Stockholm. with a mandate to see to it that authorities do not ride roughshod over the democratic process. And if problems crop up along the way. Vinge??s memoir as propaganda. Two people at least.

Not at mine. True. causing deep bruising there. rather. I tried to warn him. They have their own club that you can??t join.?? ??I feel extremely self-conscious. We have taps on Blomkvist??s landline and mobile. She hobbled over to her glass cage and sank into her chair with relief. but you can??t do it by mistake.?? Erika looked up. is not an exact science. fire security. For a moment she stood. she was not so sure she wanted a stable relationship herself ?C with a partner and a mortgage and kids. They had their coffee at the pavement caf?? beside Norr M?larstrand. The police are looking for a German citizen by the name of Ronald Niedermann.?? ??Perfectly understood.?? Giannini bit her lower lip. Surfing on a Palm hand-held with a tiny screen and a stylus was not the same thing as surfing on a PowerBook with a 17?? screen. 11. and they agreed to have another meeting the following week. Which means that she doesn??t intend to. at least three murders in Nykvarn. In 1987 Ghidi??s father was arrested on suspicion of being a Kurdish militant.20 in the afternoon.

and that something serious must have happened if you wanted to see me outside all normal channels.?? ??Please tell me how I??m doing. Do you know what this means? It means that S. she thought. what would you do??? ??I??d shut my eyes. You know I??m not a criminal lawyer.?? ??I understand. But there was one policeman dead and another severely wounded on the road to Nossebro. ??That was the crucial part of the evidence. ??Compare his face with this passport photograph of Gullberg. I??m optimistic that you??ll make a full recovery.?? ??It??s precisely the same thing. which was no surprise since S?po was deeply involved in what had happened. He always felt a bit bemused when he went into the apartment: twenty-one rooms. Threats to National Security. Lundin. The daughter would sooner or later be captured and that would be the end of it. whether I could bring her books of any sort. you may not speak with anyone but myself and Monica Figuerola. printed out the document and began to read it at once. ??Hardly. Am I disturbing you??? ??No problem. where she works ?? and anything else you can find. He had done something that Salander knew about. About toilets. These linguistic skills were one of the reasons he was recruited by the Security Police in 1950.

I??ve thought about it.?? After the meeting with Borgsj?. Finally he inserted narrow forceps with serrated jaws. ??I don??t understand this. he had come home and worked until 5.P. Right now. but I do not have any details to pass on to you. I??m dealing with pros here. Usually he was cool and analytical. ??That is ?? unfortunate to hear.?? Blomkvist said. 2. I never go to the cinema. Agneta Jervas. ??I??m beginning to understand why she felt an uncontrollable urge to slam an axe into your head. And since I??m co-operating with your Stasi-style bureaucracy. and this would be the perfect. Micke. Much more blood had obviously been shed in and around the trench.?? ??Interesting thought. who.?? ??His own shop??? ??He became a consultant in security for industry.?? Olsson was not born yesterday. we have had an analysis group working almost round the clock to discover exactly what happened. ??A mutual friend spoke with you.

they knew what had provoked Lisbeth to do what she did. and invited him into a living room with spartan furnishings. Then there were several lines of text where she identified the implements he had used during the rape.?? Salander still said nothing. the magazine is a threat because of one thing only: Bj?rck??s 1991 police report. He found another set of keys to the apartment in Mosebacke and a passport in the name of Irene Nesser. but he also gave lectures from time to time at S. obviously. If she??s sentenced to a secure psychiatric facility. He paid with a credit card and took a taxi to G?teborg Central Station. Finally he lit upon the obvious solution. Armansky??s first thought was that the man was paranoid.?? was Paulsson??s immediate response. She felt an intense desire to move.?? ??According to Blomkvist. I actually met him a couple of times. If it hasn??t already happened. Gunnar Bj?rck. ??Is it O.?? Magnusson said.?? Edklinth said. In other words. She had her own film of a personal nature which showed how Advokat Bastard Bjurman had raped her. ??Hello. Henry ?? you??ll have to go full-time and take Malin??s place as assistant editor. If it were discovered I??d be charged with a crime and lose my licence to practise.

??There??s one thing I??m curious about ?? were you really going to betray us after all we??ve done for you??? ??What do you think??? ??It depends how crazy you are. Ricky. Convicted of safe-cracking in the ??80s and some other minor stuff. Then he heard a sound to his right and saw the Prime Minister get up from an armchair. ??Dr Jonasson??? he said.?? He tied a sheet around his waist. He wished Sandberg had ordered Swedish meatballs with mashed potatoes and lingonberries. Then she heard the rattle of a set of keys. She put the appointment in her calendar and realized at once that she would have to change it because she had a major editorial conference planned for that day. In this way Plague could also monitor outgoing calls from Ekstr?m. I don??t believe Paulsson??s claim of aggressive resistance for a minute. A Sig Sauer that had been dismantled and was being oiled on the kitchen table. There was a report today that she??s going to be the new editor-in-chief at Svenska Morgon-Posten. and put on long black trousers. Until now she had not confronted him in front of other colleagues in the newsroom.?? he said. ??Certainly. ever since a woman Member of Parliament had received death threats.?? ??Why would we be cooking something up??? ??Because Prosecutor Ekstr?m has asked me a dozen times how much you at Milton Security actually knew about the Salander investigation. Salander is a devil with computers. So. which she took back to her office. he invited Milton Security??s C. And of course it was usually after somebody had given in to such impulses that Inspector Bublanski was called in. It??s about the police investigating the possibility that Lisbeth Salander was mixed up in the sale of anabolic steroids. for God??s sake.

She saw at once that he was not being funny.S. During a sleepless night spent mostly in the kitchen with Linder. or 1180 miles. as one doctor to another. Things could not go on this way. ??Clinton first??? ??If he??s still alive. born 1971. are refusing to say anything ?C they??re claiming they??ve never heard of Niedermann.30 in the afternoon. In Personal Protection they believed that M?rtensson had been loaned out to Counter-Espionage. even though he is a journalist.P. We also have a contract which explicitly gives me free rein to make the editorial changes I deem necessary. ??When this is all over I??m going to found an association called ??The Knights of the Idiotic Table?? and its purpose will be to arrange an annual dinner where we tell stories about Lisbeth Salander. He??s ambitious and on the lookout for anything that will benefit his career. Retired in 1991. They went from room to room. my briefcase was stolen. or even with the duct tape that some inspired soul had applied. ??I talked with Bublanski half an hour ago. He listened at the door. He listened to the news and heard a summary of what had been said at the press conference. From a constitutional standpoint. let??s not play games. ??What??s so funny??? ??I??m thinking that Edklinth would be a little bit disturbed if he saw us right now.

?? Ekstr?m said. Prosecutor Fransson in S?dert?lje had finished her deliberations. either by customs or by passport control. ??What do we do now??? Waltari said. She checked her diary and saw that she had four meetings.?? ??Which is??? ??I??m an investigative journalist. ??It makes no difference to me who you appoint. including bow and arrow.?? ??The board approved your measures. including several from the family which owns the paper. When Salander logged off. It was an automatic response.M. Only one thing is important right now.?? ??And the woman ?? who??s she??? ??Sonja Modig. Naturally he has stayed in contact with the Section throughout. ??Hello.?? Erlander bent towards him. but he had a short fuse and was a dangerous man. I??ll have a car in place in five minutes. just a rumour??? ??It??s no rumour that the police are looking into the possibility. Ekstr?m straightened his glasses and stroked his well-groomed goatee. I??ve missed you. Blomkvist looked at the book and saw that it was in English.?? Berger sighed. ??He has almost a 24-hour head start now.

?? It was Gunnar Magnusson. She was filled with doubt about the plan that her brother had outlined to her. he did not feel that the cripple was any sort of threat.?? Clinton said. if the need arose. they just slip into the shadows. But the pain was manageable. Alexander Zalachenko. If Niedermann talked. His job was to investigate crimes. then G?ransson??s car would have been parked at one of the ports. Then the memories came rushing back to her.?? ??Come on.?? Blomkvist said and sat up straight in his chair.?? ??I see. He had no great hope that she would contact him.?? Sandberg said lightly. ??Do you think it??s such a good idea for me to be hanging around at police H. and she went through every public register she could find.?? ??Let??s see ?? it must be someone with administrative authority. searching look. but I doubt that??s who you??re working for. he had done an evaluation of Salander??s condition. We have a younger talent who does some field work. In what way has he become harder to handle??? ??The police chief up there is an old friend of Paulsson??s. ??I??m going to Kungsholmen now.

Suddenly she realized that her briefcase was gone. I managed to persuade Paulsson to let me talk to him for a moment. showered.S. That might cause a bit of turbulence. She had been up until all hours emptying her desk and bookshelves of all personal belongings and sorting papers that she wanted to keep.00. The really damaging thing was that Borgsj? knew about all this and still went on ordering toilets from Fong Soo Industries. She needed a weapon. In both latter instances. He sounded like an anxious brother.?? ??I found it yesterday at Lisbeth Salander??s apartment when I finally worked out where she was. Francke was a bit of a cowboy who saw K. about sixteen hours after he had finished the operation. almost too close.?? and a subscription to fashion. In the background O. I??ve sent a team of externals to tail her. She had been up until all hours emptying her desk and bookshelves of all personal belongings and sorting papers that she wanted to keep. He prescribed various medications and complete bedrest. and Blomkvist freely admitted that he himself had put him there. Not much to hang on the Christmas tree. and according to what I??ve overheard he was shot in the head all three times. only women were allowed to hold high office. we have to be able to offer him something substantial. They??ve committed serious criminal acts and they??ll be the object of a preliminary investigation.

??I??ve understood that you know more about this story than anyone else. The first nurse stopped short on the threshold. ??He left S.?? ??I??m not suggesting that they should lose money. The trade in building materials goes through wholesalers who set their own prices. Millennium did not have the resources to keep any employee on an open-ended budget with all sorts of expenses in the form of rental cars. In terms of espionage it was a sad chapter in their history.?? ??But she needs ammunition. and the second was an analysis of the bizarre sexual behaviour of an African diplomat. They relied heavily on computers connected to the incident reporting network of the regular police. She obviously wanted to tell you first. I know nothing about Niedermann??s affairs. Two had a background in the Fraud Division. the worst possible thing I could do in this situation would be to try to influence the shape or content of your story.R. But there??s someone I have to talk to tonight and it??ll take a while.?? ??I said that we probably didn??t have any more advanced books in the patient library ?C we have more Philip Marlowe than scientific literature ?C but that I??d see what I could dig up. He went down to the hotel??s breakfast room. Then he drove down to the Continental. they ask 10?C 12. First she checked her email. M?rtensson left home at 7. ??How interesting.S. and I won??t report it to the tax authorities.?? ??What is it??? ??Since you were shut up at St Stefan??s when you were twelve.

?? ??Take it easy. ??It??s a long story.?? ??Name??? ??Protected source??? ??Naturally. You make the decisions.M. ??A cup of coffee. Then a crooked grin spread across her face. First with Henry and Christer. One lived in Norrt?lje. ??That??s about it. The document was stamped top secret and filed in the special protocol of S.?? Gullberg said. and we can follow the correspondence that shows how Teleborian is conspiring with Jonas in the same way he conspired with Bj?rck in 1991. Then I can tell you that I like neither your tone nor your evasions nor your lies.??s board members??? ??That??s not what happened.00. ??Mine too. But if her car had been damaged on some random street in S?dermalm. and time kept slipping by ?? And then she found herself with an unbearably guilty conscience and was feeling terrible. ??Now now. Niedermann was on the run.?? ??Good.?? Clinton said. room fourteen according to Jonas Sandberg. In some sections she was particularly reticent about details and went to a lot of trouble not to supply any evidence that could back up in any way the many claims she was making.?? Giannini looked sceptical.

this is going to be tough. the I. Ever since he had heard the news at the Kaffebar he had had his heart in his throat and a panicky feeling that Salander might have been the killer. but the alternative was worse. Do you have a girlfriend??? ??No-one steady. you??re receiving this information in accordance with your agreement with Edklinth. He opened his mobile and called Cortez. this is only between you and me. ??We believe that Salander is in some way the link between all of them. I wish we had the leisure to stay in touch with faithful old colleagues. And I said I??d talk to you about it.30 she made Berger call S.T. At the same time I??m editor-in-chief of a newspaper that??s in danger of skidding because the newsroom doesn??t have the information that I have. But how the hell is she managing to communicate from Sahlgrenska. ??No.?? Jonasson looked so sceptical that Blomkvist had to laugh. Torstensson and Ingemarsson.P. ??Do you think she??d want me for her lawyer??? ??Probably she wouldn??t want any lawyer at all. and A(89)Cx#magnolia as the password. Herr Bodin. but there??s something really scary beneath his calculating facade. who had been silent for almost half an hour. No. The helicopter crew and two paramedics had proceeded in a routine and professional manner.

?? ??Anything else??? ??Sandberg lives in Sollentuna.00 p. whom he had known for many years and had dealings with at numerous departmental meetings. The problem was that Ekstr?m seldom or never used it for work-related calls. Annika.?? ??And the woman ?? who??s she??? ??Sonja Modig. He went down to the hotel??s breakfast room. One nurse had merely said in a neutral tone that her condition was stable. ??When Lisbeth was twelve. She looked for other options. I earned it.?? ??And??? Modig hesitated once again.?? ??May I ask ?? Paulsson. it seems to be a small-calibre bullet. feeling stressed. But today is my last day of work.?? Faste said. And that was enough. was freelancing at Millennium. ??I talked with Bublanski half an hour ago.?? ??I see. He was slightly surprised that the Swedish Security Police had been able to penetrate the Russian military to the degree Nystr?m was describing.?? ??That is grossly unfair.?? ??And what happened??? ??His nearest competitor was a Swedish wholesale outfit called Vitavara Inc.?? Janeryd blinked and pressed his lips together. calmly nursing his coffee.

It was only when he heard the details and studied Malm??s photographs that he reluctantly admitted that Blomkvist had good reason to be suspicious. The Russian defector who came to Sweden in 1976. had climbed on to a stool.?? Figuerola gave a summary of the circus that had sprung up around Blomkvist??s building on Bellmansgatan. ??Teleborian went straight to Ekstr?m. perhaps more precarious than ever before. but he lost sight him on L?ngholmsgatan. If the Section??s archives were opened. Who wants to go first??? Berglund cleared his throat.?? ??My superior is the one who wants to talk to you.S. I was posted to Egypt. ??Believe it or not. as far as I can see. Faste has been out sick since ?? hmm ?? he collapsed in April. ??Raped??? he said.?? ??I see. and I thought that he needed a break. ??Compare his face with this passport photograph of Gullberg. She had cut back on bodybuilding.?? ??It??s a small monitor. We would be demolished. ??Yes??? ??You are requested to accompany me to Kungsholmen to assist the police in their investigations into the case involving Lisbeth Salander. Ideally he should have come under the auspices of the military intelligence service. He had a serious talk with Giannini and explained that she could have access to Salander for one hour a day. on the dot.

a policeman. You were the one who exposed Wennerstr?m last year. she had joined him at his table. and they had both ended up in bed with Torkel. She thought of Holm. Slowly he turned to look. And now I have the world??s worst guilty conscience. we??ll deal with them. Blomkvist took a chance. She has to keep her conversations with Lisbeth confidential.00 in the evening. She could give a good description of the woman.?? ??You??ll have to get permission from the prosecutor. Her bare feet were bleeding. He was offered supervisory training a few years ago but turned it down. Sometimes three.P. and then he paused for a moment. But Malm had not participated in any parade ?C apart from Gay Pride ?C in at least ten years. But this injury happened long after the time of death. He looked at her arms and then at her legs and saw that she was much more muscular than he was. she had refused to say a single word to the police. He was about to call Cortez when the T10 rang in his hand. but all this is beside the point. He walked slowly through the station. S.

You can bill us for five days. He hadn??t been able to pull his gun. Salander heard the key turn in the door. ??The selection of a new editor-in-chief will have to be discussed and made by the board. When he started.?? ??Zalachenko was a top spy in the ??70s.?? ??For several years I was Lisbeth Salander??s psychiatrist when she was institutionalized at St Stefan??s. She heard footsteps outside the door and saw a nurse open it to admit a woman wearing black trousers.?? ??Have you got any idea at all??? ??Ekstr?m claims that Bj?rck??s report and the correspondence with Teleborian were falsified. But that will be up to all of you. Figuerola stopped short in consternation. They hate each other and. Save for the fact that she thought she recalled seeing a solution to Fermat??s theorem. I explained that I wanted information in advance on all proposed articles. Last night she had a temperature of 38 and vomited on two occasions. and be the news editor??? ??I wouldn??t do it for anything. He says that the resistance consisted of a forceful verbal attempt to prevent Torstensson and Ingemarsson from going to pick up Niedermann alone. My colleague here would like to question him also in connection with the three recent murders in Stockholm. He??s walking fast. Do you see what I mean??? ??Yes. about his conversation with Giannini. I had no ??need to know??. interview with Prosecutor Martina Fransson.: Clinton in 1971 and von Rottinger in 1973.I. His voice took on a confidential tone.

that??s what I need to know. If you want to publish tomorrow morning.?? ??I received a similar report. ??Before we begin to discuss anything. Incoming calls were simpler because they were preceded by the fingerprint that would enable the telephone in question to receive the signal. She wondered whether she could manage to get out of bed. your sister.00 and discovered Blomkvist still asleep. I??ve visited her three times and offered to talk with her. She waved him away.00??? ??That??ll be fine. You will be paid by me.?? ??Why was that??? ??He was sweet.?? she said. I want that bastard??s head on a platter. Annika Bloody Giannini was most likely on her side. is guilty of these crimes. He ran into a group of youths on their way from Mosebacke. She did not like asking for help or showing any sign of weakness. they displayed towards her an attitude that was so antediluvian it was almost comical. ??Ekstr?m??s holding a press conference at 3. and took a long drink of water. Nor did they need much convincing to carry out particular campaigns if the situation warranted. Gullberg pushed open the door to room fourteen and stepped quickly inside. Zalachenko abused her mother so viciously that she spent most of her life in hospital. He??s keeping track of what goes on around him.

You shouldn??t do that. Then. In the course of the day Figuerola??s team had interviewed a number of people now retired from the Swedish Atomic Energy Agency.?? Edklinth told her. Lars Faulsson. How can this have gone on for so long? How could this activity have been both concealed and financed??? ??Go on.R. ??Room twelve.?? which referred to the Security Police as a whole. and would value the chance to gauge how much deterioration has occurred over the past ten years.?? ??I wish I could.* But no politician would dare to be involved in such a decision. ??He??s going to be digging up that stuff himself if he keeps at it for a while. I propose cutting all management salaries by half. nurses and cleaners ?C everybody who works there in fact.v Figuerola got up at 5.K. Two men stood there. ??But I haven??t heard any complaints about him in the last ?? well.00 last night. and he had been on the staff of the Section for ten years. He had used her system disks to restore her computer to a functioning state. Zalachenko would give his word. and there he murdered the club??s treasurer and ?C we may assume ?C went off with an unspecified sum of money.?? Figuerola said..

The P. It was obviously premeditated ?C the attacker had brought his can of spray paint. It suits you somehow.?? ??That was Margareta Orring??s article.C. Formally. First she checked her email. She happened to identify him and track him down to Gosseberga. but we think you have a good chance of making a full recovery. but he was the last to arrive.. staying at the Radisson on Avenyn. who nodded.?? ??It??s a family-owned business. I was rather young ?? I didn??t know how I should deal with these people. her I. He shook his head. Otherwise there??s one very large room. police work was largely uncomplicated when it came to looking for one specific individual. Berger looked up and scanned the half-empty newsroom beyond the glass cage. ??I??m looking for Gunnar Bj?rck.?? she said. but you have to think about Christer and the others on the staff too. Two hours after the murder there was still chaos in the corridor. Gullberg began to believe that Zalachenko was not quite right in the head. Gullberg was suddenly a big player: he was welcomed with respect in the exclusive club of selected warriors.

Or was it clumsy? The only reason he first noticed the car was the registration number. And Holm ?? you??re starting to look like dead meat to me. and Blomkvist had never hesitated if Baksi asked him a favour. Even so. conducted a normal investigation. For one thing. She struggled to her feet and put her hand to her forehead.?? Wadensj?? said. was a real person. thirty-nine. There??ll be opportunities later.D. and according to what I??ve overheard he was shot in the head all three times. the typesetter. ??I trod on a piece of glass and a shard lodged in my heel.?? ??What sort of burns??? ??I??m guessing a taser. He liked being a taxi driver except for two things. we determined that the theft must have occurred during the time she was at Nacka hospital.P.?? she said. In the long term there was another worry.?? ??Perfectly understood. He had had the feeling before and had trained himself to interpret it as an alarm triggered by instinct.?? he said. ??Wouldn??t you like to come and work for us??? ??Not on your life. and she got it at St Stefan??s.

This worried Zalachenko.?? ??Giannini works in women??s rights. is Niedermann still hiding out somewhere in Sweden?; two. if I may.?? He scrubbed her back and soaped her shoulders. The tone she used with him was polite. but Blomkvist somehow got hold of it. had made some damaging discovery about Millennium??s chairman of the board (who happened to be herself) ?C they would not have hesitated either. Niedermann is my priority at the moment. ??So what the hell are we going to do??? Cortez said. A defector of Zalachenko??s status would have to be handled with the utmost secrecy. ??I don??t want to be quoted.?? he said. She simply called Milton Security and explained that she was looking for a female employee she had met a while ago and whose name she had forgotten. ??Zalachenko ?? so that??s your father??? Well.iv Blomkvist had spent Saturday night with Berger.??? ??This evening if possible. ??The man who at 1.00 on a Saturday afternoon??? Figuerola and Blomkvist exchanged a sceptical look. He had seen him almost every day since he had been posted outside the room. Shall I show you where to find Editor-in-Chief Morander? I should say ??outgoing editor-in-chief????? ??Thank you. talking on the telephone.30 on Thursday. or skinhead. and I??m beginning to expect that we??ll find her fingerprints on the cigarette case. and seldom got the chance to sleep even if no emergency patients came in.