Mikael Blomkvist last night??? ??He wrote a report citing offensive behaviour.000 kronor in Germany. Who took your place??? ??I don??t know.

and force the board to dismiss Borgsj?
and force the board to dismiss Borgsj?. Then he shook his head. Inspector Figuerola must have been misinformed. It took him an hour to make up his mind.?? ??What did Vinge and Francke quarrel about??? ??They were just very different. How am I going to do all this alone??? ??You won??t have to. Ellis liked living in Sweden. He looked somehow familiar. daubed sexually explicit epithets on her living-room walls. and I can also say that we had conversations with him about once a month until recently.?? Teleborian laughed. Amateur night.?? ??If anything should happen. You??ll make your decisions. We??re interested in hearing what he has to say about the murders in Stockholm. But Morander was editor-in-chief of a daily newspaper. She said she??d read books on the subject before. ??My pleasure. and examined her to check on her progress. Henry is chasing it down. She exercised so often that the endorphins her body produced functioned as a drug that made it tough for her if she had to stop training. ignoring all the protocols.

there was round-the-clock staff close by. But he could not keep a trace of incredulity out of his voice. we wrote brain haemorrhage resulting from an accident. The first year??s budget amounted to 52.P.?? Blomkvist headed for the bathroom. Zalachenko was used to pain. whose??? ??That??s what I??m wondering.?? ??Falsifications??? ??I think that??s the only appropriate description. and you can communicate with me only via hotmail. But as yet I have no reason to believe that is the case.?? Gullberg said. what they look like. ??Tell me your plan. ??The investigation has already reached a sensitive stage. They know what I look like. And when Giannini reached the very crux of the whole chain of events. ??I talked with Bublanski half an hour ago. ??But he??s being sought for the police murder in Gosseberga. for some unknown reason.M. Gullberg had a single slice of bread and a cup of black coffee in Frey??s caf??.

?? ??Which of course you are not.S. we??re on our own??? Wadensj?? nodded. which he did not have. Gullberg had been appointed head of a newly created division with the working title of ??the Special Section??. ??My name is Annika Giannini and I??ve been taken on to represent Lisbeth Salander. ??And the Zalachenko report is gone. She poured black coffee into a paper cup and ate a lettuce and cheese baguette. They conferred briefly.?? ??But what about a budget? An operation like this has to be financed. Your job description as a journalist is to question and scrutinize most critically. boy. they had made it clear to him that Zalachenko and the Section were going their separate ways.S. but strangely enough (despite your personality). ??I have to go in to H. and it very nearly sabotaged the entire C. And she liked giving in to threats even less.?? He paused for a moment. On several occasions when he had knocked on the door to relay some news. Francke. But he had sent in the charger for her Palm.

so it was not easy to prove that his work was a fabrication. he??s a threat to us. He came back with a needle which he pushed through my right nipple.?? Salander was aware of the smell of almonds and ethanol. That will be done later this week.30 that afternoon. I asked how she was feeling and whether she felt the need to have someone to talk to. but the bullet did not. started up the I. Statistics also argued that the majority of poison pen artists were either teenagers or middle-aged.?? he said in a gloomy voice. The court could then order all the documents on the table and summon anyone it pleased. is going to pick this up. no question??? ??Yes. a spy. could decide to put S?po??s top bosses under the microscope. told the whole truth either to Armansky or to his sister.?? ??Which positions??? Berger said. Holm met her gaze. At last he looked up. but she remembered a kitchen ?C it must have been the kitchen in the Gosseberga farmhouse ?C and she thought she remembered seeing him coming towards her. He had sent for the police and the Rescue Service.

She watched as M?rtensson walked to the machine to pay his parking fee. * Salander opened her eyes when she heard a scraping sound. along with a laboriously crafted personal history ?C a fictitious but verifiable background in Swedish records. He visited her room.?? ??So I heard. the Security Police.?? ??Who could blame them. * Salander opened her eyes when she heard a scraping sound. She bought a tin of Catch Dry snuff and went back out on to S?dermalmstorg and turned right across Katarinav?gen. and I??ve found out the truth about what happened to her. If Niedermann talked.P. which meant that policemen would die and Niedermann probably would as well. The house was well kept and neat.?? Figuerola said. ??He played a key role in the Zalachenko affair.?? ??I don??t understand.?? said the Minister of Justice. She thought for a moment. the Prime Minister and a state secretary. but ???? ??You think it??s excessive. my name is Marianne.

I??m now on a side street off Linn??gatan. He had often described his job as being like that of a goalkeeper. along with the media. His name was Jonas. upper level. That little fool is not telling me the truth. but you??re closer. assistant editor of the front page who had worked on the paper for thirty-five years. ??Well ?? what is it that??s so urgent??? ??Alexander Zalachenko. She outlined the Poison Pen situation.M. Jonasson sat in the visitor??s chair.?? ??Which means that if problems arise. ??Waltari. calm and collected. Her testimony has to be declared invalid. Actually I don??t want to talk about it. The citizens were information junkies and wanted a functioning Internet that they could hack. She paused at the front door to think. brought up during an afternoon meeting. We had also informed Camilla that her sister was violent and mentally ill. He then ordered his two officers.

?? ??So Salander was supposedly armed with a taser. Idris Ghidi landed at Arlanda airport in Sweden on 19 October. She wondered whether she ought to go into the city to spend the night at a hotel. As he shifted his weight a sharp pain shot through his right leg. Reassigned to a secret post abroad in 2000. shook hands with Blomkvist. Last time he turned up on the ward unannounced and tried to persuade a nurse to let him in. Then it vanished from his field of view and he heard the engine slowing to land. ??What you have to understand is that the Section functions as the spear head for the total defence of the nation.?? Rosin thought for a moment. She radiated a cheerful confidence. For most of industry. ??Alright ?? go on. or even where Clinton usually spent his holidays. There were bloody-minded individuals who harped on and on about real or imaginary injustices and who sometimes turned to threatening behaviour. when he needed to restructure certain funds connected to a small financial firm that he owned in Liechtenstein. But the nurses would know. But we still haven??t received it.?? ??Could it be that Blomkvist made some of it up??? Nystr?m laughed.?? ??It sounds like the bedroom won??t be such a romantic place in the future. and she discovered that some S?po activists are running illegal telephone taps and breaking into my apartment and stealing things. He looked at his laptop case.

She looked like the thundercloud that had swept over G?teborg that morning. We??ll put it out in at the same time as the trial. but I??d rather stay here. she had refused to say a single word to the police. I??ll report the facts. As the situation now stood.?? Edklinth exhaled a little. close to the corner of Olof Palmes Gata.P. she shut down Billing and crossed him off the list.K. and who are you??? ??My name is Blomkvist. Camilla. ??Blomkvist.?? Giannini thought for a moment. He had not yet been brought up to date with all the details.45 p. ??Are you livid??? ??Insanely. piecing together what had happened overnight. looking around the bedroom. It was an almost shocking feeling when the hand-held suddenly showed that it had established a connection. are aware of the contents.

Millennium was the kind of small office where co-workers were close. She looked up. muggings and telephone tapping.?? She looked around at her colleagues in the cramped editorial office. He took a screwdriver from his pocket. He would need a hideout.?? Nilsson muttered. She ran. since Dr Endrin was assigned to her case.?? ??I??ll have a taxi waiting outside by the time you get down to the lobby. And if anyone starts asking awkward questions. Perhaps the murder of Zalachenko is a part of it too. Inspector Thomas Paulsson had a shocked expression on his face.?? ??A sort of secret spy police??? ??There are in fact parallels overseas. anarchist. The written record was meagre in the extreme. but there??s something really scary beneath his calculating facade.?? Blomkvist smiled. Since he did not know Swedish.P. That way Bublanski would have his hands full for a while. He was talented.

could not afford to keep him as chairman. She caught herself thinking over and over about Salander. I presume that the report now exists in two places. 2. He went there off his own bat.5 told her that Zalachenko was in a room about 930 centimetres down the corridor to the left. Wadensj?? poured coffee. I??ll have to call Prosecutor Ekstr?m in Stockholm. I don??t really know. the first at 10. Bingo. and I can do that only if I have a management that functions and colleagues who enjoy their work. He looked back at her. It was this last which created potentially acute political problems.?? He burst out laughing. it??s not my problem. Since this particular chief was a man who never asked questions that might yield unpleasant answers. She sank back on to the pillow. It can only be someone at S. Slip wrote. Amateur night.?? Giannini went pale.

Evert Gullberg saw that his whisky glass was empty. but what I have to tell you is very important. Adam Security in Fisks?tra. I want you to know that what I??m discussing with you now has nothing to do with my dealings with Holm. That??s why S.?? ??Have you an operations unit??? Wadensj?? frowned. ??I have met Mikael Blomkvist on several occasions in the course of this investigation. Have you got the number of Mikael??s second mobile? The one that??s not tapped. dried herself. Does that sound good??? ??It sounds fantastic.?? When at long last he realized that it was fruitless trying to persuade Jonasson to change his mind. You walk around feeling like a teenager and immortal your whole life. he could even turn Per Gunnar Vinge??s life inside out. with the help of Berger??s account. She felt everyone??s eyes upon her. She picked up her mobile to call Fredriksson and explained that she had hurt herself. the others were handguns of various types. have a seat. Why am I not surprised? Berger hesitated for ten seconds. I see him sitting in the glass cage over there. Salander needs a totally different kind of legal support. It took ten minutes for the cleaner to work his way over to Adamsson??s spot at the end of the corridor.

?? Clinton went on. Then he shut off the computer and sat down at Salander??s kitchen table with an editing pencil. the emergency vehicle will come out anyway and you??ll be charged a fee. no question. He was one of the founders of Hacker Republic. His model was the legendary James Jesus Angleton.?? * Linder from Milton Security was dressed in jeans.?? Berglund said. ??I don??t know. Least of all the politicians.?? ??Does anyone know about Torstensson??s condition??? asked one of the inspectors from Violent Crime. that Palme might be an agent of influence for the K. but saw no-one who seemed to be paying him any attention. but we have no proof.?? ??Such as who??? ??The Minister of Justice. on what??s going on. And Jonas has his car keys on the table in front of him. ??Evert ?? I spend nine hours every other day on a dialysis machine at the hospital.S. And above all it was important that he make the arrest. Way beyond the budget.?? She acknowledged as much with her eyes.

She consulted the vehicle register and found that G?ran M?rtensson was the owner of a grey Volvo with the registration number legible in the photographs. You know you have to call and tell me if you??re not coming home. Don??t worry ?? it??s painted white and looks just like a normal bedroom door. How could I have been so bloody stupid? On the bottom of the drawer someone had spray-painted the familiar five-letter word.?? Malm was serving up freshly made waffles with cloudberry jam and coffee.?? ??Was she angry. It??s not a casual question ?C he??s concerned that you??re going to spring something that could result in repercussions ?? in the media. I??ve worked in the media for twenty-five years and I have never met a person like him in a management position. but it would be done without her being consulted. including the Prime Minister. ??Find out which room she??s in. She checked the sender and then picked up the telephone and called Peter Fleming. I??ll be O. It was doable. and then they??d all come trooping out in silence. She was wearing running shoes. ??Do you have time to tell me about the job??? ??I??m gone at the end of June. Their service weapons and the marked police car were gone.?? ??What Blomkvist doesn??t grasp is that if the truth about Zalachenko comes out. He would have to cancel the 10. ??Hello. as far as Nieminen could judge.

You were in pretty bad shape. and he would not exchange his appointment for any other position in the entire Swedish legal system or police force..?? Armansky said. and a dark jacket.?? ??That simple ???? ??And why did you become a S?po activist??? he said.?? ??That helps a bit.K. as well as to the murder of Bjurman.?? ??How long will the meeting take??? ??It??ll probably take an hour. ??Black eye. to get up. For the life of her. Be there in five minutes. At 4. scanner. I owe you one.?? ??I see. one of them the globally recognized International Joint Effort Against Child Labour in London.?? Cortez repeated.?? ??O. but after going back and forth about this.

which doesn??t bother to turn up at all. You have the option to remove me as leader of the investigation ?? but if you did that I would be forced to write a harsh memo about the matter. out of the blue. on the idea of God in the ancient world. He opened his mobile and called Cortez.?? the S.?? ??Such as who??? ??The Minister of Justice. But our assignments have also changed. He had understood that the death of Bodin/Zalachenko was a case that had to be handled with the utmost discretion. Figuerola nodded and thought for a few seconds. ??I??m sorry. and other such drivel. and we know for sure that he didn??t take any of the ferries. Ask Paolo Roberto. I??m being paid a monthly salary of 88. only women were allowed to hold high office. He was almost at the door when he heard Zalachenko??s voice again. But I need your help for an introduction ?C so that Idris will listen to me. darling Eva. * Salander handed back the mobile to Dr Jonasson.?? Her lips curled a little. She put her cursor on the spire of the church tower and clicked.

Things might be a bit rocky at first. Then he smiled. If a colonel on the defence staff could work for the Russians ?C he was also the government??s adviser on matters involving nuclear weapons and security policy ?C it followed that the Russians might have an equally senior agent within the Security Police.?? Blomkvist said. We incline to the view that the falsification was done a long time ago.?? ??Disappeared??? ??Blomkvist??s copy was taken during a break-in at his apartment. She began by crossing off all the women. The shard of glass had penetrated so deeply that the bleeding would not stop. Then he cautiously put his left foot down on the floor. ??So we have S.W. Blomkvist studied her carefully as she came back from the ladies??. The head of Secretariat sat on the news for several days before he explained to Gullberg that the defection was so big that the chief of S. Some years earlier that post had been occupied by the notorious Colonel Wennerstr?m. ??Mikael. She arranged for Magnusson to talk to Morander??s family so that the widow could come herself when it was convenient. She sat still. The call came just as the voting booths had closed and all signs pointed to the fact that Palme was going to lose. ??I??ll make sure you get some painkillers in a minute. Hans Wilhelm Francke.?? ??Can he handle it??? ??He??s no idiot. off balance.

??Which pub are they in??? Blomkvist told her. ??As Prime Minister you may not influence the judicial process in any way. and who the killer was. In the drama that followed. he already had enough material to set off a landslide of headlines.00. ??The four of us are just dumb police officers. but as soon as she had solved it. stood up. What are their working conditions like? What do they actually do? That sort of stuff.. the investigation carried out in 1991 that led to Lisbeth Salander being locked away was illegal. Then she got busy on the morning memo. he had no objection to doing Blomkvist this favour ?C a favour worth 1000 kronor a week. Adam Security in Fisks?tra. She rang for the nurse and asked for another Tylenol. but she steadied herself against the bedhead and concentrated her gaze on the table in front of her. That was when she felt that there was something hard beneath her head. Cortez had met Blomkvist??s sister a few times. He put a hand to his brow.?? ??I see.?? ??Lisbeth Salander has become a government matter.

?? ??Is it possible to trace an email like that??? ??Almost impossible. Niedermann had brought Svavelsj? M. I can??t recall having any discussion about it at the two o??clock meeting. then he pulled up the visitor??s chair.?? ??And what happened??? ??I introduced myself.A. He looked through the crack in the doorway at Adamsson. It almost seems to be an academic study of a patient who refuses to speak. other people can. She put the camera in the space under her seat and was just about to fiddle with her map when she happened to glance towards the Maria lift. He glanced one last time at the door to Salander??s room. had a connection to any racist organization. I??ll look over your shoulder.K. But our assignments have also changed. was basically the only place where she could sit in her car and have a view of the whole. he was a good person. You??re right about that. putting on a jacket as he switched off the lights and locked the door to his office. I officially leave on the last day of April. when she was sent to the psychiatric hospital. blood pressure is 100/70.

but not so high as to present a real problem. if I do an examination??? She nodded.?? ??It would help if you??d tell me what??s going on. deep inside she was pleased with Salander??s silence. Is that a clear enough answer??? She shut her eyes to say yes. And it was even more sensible of you to carry your client to the bathroom.?? Salander spent the whole day brooding about Zalachenko. He had considered coming to the same conclusion. Svensk Handel had brought in a man from Thailand who was selling toilets for 500 kronor apiece.I. Bublanski had to stop himself from smiling. First. What you call the Zalachenko club cannot exist without the support of key people in this building. agent who defected from the Soviet Union seems impossible to verify. He was meticulously cleaning his glasses.?? ??What??s that??? ??Jonas has put his wallet and mobile on the table. ??I assume that??s what??s brought you out here. He had to play his cards right. Don??t do anything until we can agree a strategy.?? ??A Christian frogman with two weapons and offspring in S?dert?lje. Blomkvist had blown 150. however.

What do we know about them??? ??Prosecutor Ekstr?m. And she was exceptionally fit.V.?? she shouted. ??No. He isn??t one of us. ??I need a favour. He had seen him almost every day since he had been posted outside the room. She bought a coffee in the restaurant car.00 and no doubt I have an impressive blood alcohol content. the previous day. I??m running the club. As things stood.?? ??Go on. Personal Protection. she had encouraged him to think for himself.?? ??Anything new on Svavelsj? M. and I can do that only by changing the organization and the work routines. But for it to be legal.?? ??So I do need to visit her to do a first-hand evaluation of her condition. But I really don??t want you to stay here alone. still sleeping soundly beside her.

Hallberg is retiring this year. ??An amateurish tattoo across his belly with a message that said: I am a sadistic pig. He hesitated for a long time. ??I can handle it. Georg. It seems completely beside the point. She was given a pack of nicotine gum. At 9. He had himself received a number of calls concerning these rumours. Milton will send cars out here. On this third visit Ekstr?m would be given answers to several of the questions he had asked earlier. He waited in the stairwell. He opened the brown briefcase and unpacked two shirts. I shouldn??t have done it. If I take on her defence. So. now I recognize you. Is it O. For special clients he would also offer his video surveillance and telephone tapping services.Sunday. or to interviews with some old. pinged.

Tuesday.?? ??Yes??? ??Well ?? er ?? good instincts. His parents lived in ?rebro and they were his sole heirs.M. ??Technically speaking. Every time the Section had to intervene discreetly and bail him out. ??Clinton is tired. Blomkvist took a chance.?? Zalachenko??s eyes narrowed. ??And you spy on the Zalachenko club. The wound in your shoulder seems to be the cause.K. but in practice he had been given a unique position with exceptional powers. His official duties took up a great deal of his time.?? She left without kissing him. Are you and Erika Berger together??? ??Erika Berger??s married. but instead of going out on to the street he turned left and went through the basement. Armansky found this entirely contradictory. where Plague had uploaded all the administrator rights for S. did he arrest Mikael Blomkvist last night??? ??He wrote a report citing offensive behaviour.000 kronor in Germany. Who took your place??? ??I don??t know.