I Write Something That I Believe I've

Ever Since I Was In My Teens I Had Plans At One Point In My Life To Write A Novel.

My Influence Is Probably More From American Crime Writers Than Any Europeans. And I Hardly Read Any Scandinavian Crime Before I Started Writing Myself. I Wasn't A Great Crime Reader To Begin With.

My Father Grew Up In Brooklyn, N.y., With My Grandparents. In Norwegian My Name Is Pronounced 'yoo' But My Father Used To Call Me 'joe.'

When You Go Visiting Countries, You Start Reading The History Of The Place And You Start Getting Into The Culture, And Then You Have To Leave. In My Experience, All Countries Have Hidden Treasures.

What We Humans Think We Know Is Nothing Compared To What We Need To Believe To Numb The Fear And Pain.