in my iPod: Stieg Larsson

I recently discovered the joys of Audiobooks. Suddenly, I have an excellent way to breach former genre-phobias: in the last 15 years I have seldom read anything else than Sci-Fi or Fantasy, apart from academical literature. Never crime, thriller, horror or romance. For some reason, I also almost never read swedish authors. I had become so used to english reading and style, that swedish writers felt odd. But loading an audiobook in the iPod is a great way to keep my mind from vegetational state while commuting to work. And it is easy to try new authors or genres. So I stuffed the machine with swedish crime author Stieg Larsson's two books "Män som hatar kvinnor", and "Flickan som lekte med elden" and I LOVE THEM! Profound, interesting characters solving intricate mysteries. Try it out! You can not turn it off (or put it down, if it's the paper copy). Stieg Larsson was a journalist during the day, fought neo-nazis during the evenings and wrote thrillers during night time. Unfortunately, he died suddenly at his work at the paper "Expo". At the time, he had published three books. They are recommended reads.