I have experienced a murderer among my friends. Many, many years ago. At close range I have seen the impact of it. I knew the victim, I went to the f….

If you want to be seen, you have to put yourself out there - it's that simple..

If we don't believe in the Devil, we won't be able to recognize him when he suddenly shows up..

I use the setting of a small rural Norwegian community - the kind of place that I know so intimately. I could never write a novel set in a big city, ….

We're not really afraid to die. We're only afraid of being forgotten. We know that we'll be forgotten, and the idea is unbearable, don't you agree? A….

I'm not a good crime writer. I'm not good with plots... so I have to do something else..

Today everything must be easy and it mustn't take time ... ready meals. Powdered hot chocolate and instant coffee ... Living takes time. We need to g….

It is hard work to give life to new characters every single day. It is not as if I am God. I am just a tired, middle-aged woman trying to keep going..

I believe I could commit a crime. We all can. It depends on which situations we find ourselves in. In despair, I would steal food if my children were….

Mankind can be very magnanimous, given the chance..

Successful people are not interesting. I feel for the losers. That's where my heart lies..