Camilla has moved to Northern Canada. The reason for her move is a central part of the plot of the unfinished Book 4.

Posted by Larssonista in San Diego ,

Will we ever get to read it? Is there a ghost writer who will finish the saga?

Posted by Millicent in Newcastle ,

That did feel like a loose end.

Posted by RegorT in Kansas ,

As do I…she has to appear later on…why else would Annika INSIST her money remain safe…it’s a loose end!

Forget about having a ghost writer continue what Larsson started. Better to enjoy the work as it is. No ghost-written work would be the same as a Larsson book.

Posted by Jason Allen in Santa Monica ,

Yes you could definitely tell Camilla would be central to the fourth book due to the clues and constant referrals to her unknown whereabouts.

Would have loved to have looked further into that mystery… Larsson would have had every book planned out how he wanted it, there very well could be ghost writter, and everyone would acknowledge that although the books would be nowhere as powerful, it would be nice to have Larsson’s plot revealed.

If I was him looking down from his cloud at all the ideas left behind, I’d still want them revealed as long as I had recognition.

Posted by Rose in Australia ,

In a review of one of his biographies, there is a claim that his long time companion, Eva, has the 250 pages of his fourth novel. I guess we’ll have to see how that plays out. Would love to know what he planned out for Camilla.

If the book has been plotted out and it’s half finished already and the original editor is still involved then there is no reason why a ghost writer couldn’t finish the 4th book.

Posted by webbo in Syston,England ,

Big Fan of the books, agree that the treatment of Camilla is so vague that it has to follow up with a story.. I agree with Rose, but i’m not without bias in saying that I would love to know the outline of all 10 books…

As a fan, I want to know.

Speaking as a reader, if the outline is published, then contracted to be written, wouldn’t there be an element of “what if Larsson written it, would the content have the same treatment?”

Posted by Alison in Perth, Australia ,

Even if Eva has the 250 pages, wouldn’t there be a problem with Steig’s family? I understand they would not share royalties from his books and probably would not allow her to hire a ghostwriter unless they handled everything. What do you think??

Posted by Marie in Saratoga, Ca ,

As frustrating as it is, I don’t want to see a ghostwriter finish it for him. It’s his work, and only his. NOBODY else could do it justice, although there are great parallels with this and Mikhael finishing Dag’s book. I would rather imagine what happens to Camilla and draw my own conclusions…

Posted by Bassetgirl in Sydney, Australia ,

I Mean, Stieg Larsson was having a very subtile kind of writing to make the readership prying in very special thing he planned for the next parts. And it works! So its now a very very sad thing for me closing the tird book without having the hope in getting the next.I´m so regretting

Posted by szoekelili in Schwerin ,

Definitely saw Camille as a loose end. I feel like the fourth would have done like the rest and kind of picked up where the third left. Blomkvist finds out about neiderman being a brother than he says we have to hunt down your sister. Something along those lines. Just how I envision it….

I think it’s better than they left the third book without any.. obvious loose ends. Otherwise I’d be pulling out my hair. And sadly even if the fourth book was published it might not necessarily focus on Camille – the author had planned 10 books and might not have wanted to focus on her sister yet.

Posted by ben in sydney, australia. ,

I think that not publishing the book immediately because of underlying dispute on the royalties (as we were tend to believe) is like killing Larsson a second time. I hope the issue be it about hiring a ghost writer or royalty percentage not be put above the RIGHTS of millions of fans around the world. It there is truth to an unfinished work then by all means publish it.

Posted by red jet in philippines ,

Absolutely loved the trilogy, so hungry for more, tragic to lose Stieg Larsson, heart goes out to Eva!

Posted by Laura in Santa Fe, NM, USA ,

In the settling of the Zalachenko estate many problems arise for Annika. 1) It’s not just 4 million kronor. The joint accounts for father and son and properties owned by father and son is more like 50 million kronor. 2) Not only does Camilla have an interest but so does the other off spring; the daughters and sons mentioned by Zala (book 3) 3) Salander, Camilla, et al become targets of Zala’s son who is a chip off the block of his father and not interested in sharing. Bloomkvist and Armansky must locate Salander and Camilla before their killed as well as protecting the other heirs. The evil son murders Palmgren to draw Salander out where he can get at her. I have seen book 4 as a dream a night.

Posted by G.L. Mitchell in San Jose, CA ,

I had a feeling that Camilla would come out of her hiding place and help Lisbeth in the last book. With all the references and beck story I thought that would be a possible way to shock the court case. Then she could become more of a fringe character and both sisters would more maturely fix the relationship. Sounds a bit corny now i’m writing it but Stieg could have put Lisbeths twist on it nicely i reckon.

Posted by AB in Australia ,

I felt Camilla was a loose thread. Didn’t know if others thought so too. Glad I wasn’t the only one.

Loved the books. Sorry there was only 3. I would have been his fan for life..

Posted by LE Testerman, in Stanley, VA ,

I feel there are 2 loose threads here. One is definately Camilla, but, there was also a body of a woman dug up in the woods next to Kenneth Gustafsson. This woman was not identified, but I remember she was hinted at somewhere as being shot many times…. I can not help but wonder if these loose ends tie together…

Posted by Steve in Netherlands ,

Erlsnd and Joachim should hire Eva Gabrielsson as a ghostwriter for the remaining books considering she still holds those drafts. That way everyone is happy.

Speculating what Camilla’s role may be lead to wonder… could she be Niedermann’s MOTHER?! The one helping him get away even when he isn’t liked in the underworld and heavily pursued?

I haven’t read to the end of the last book. I’m looking forward to the resolution, but very upset I won’t get to find out Camilla’s role…

Posted by Ana in Miami ,

I believe that Lisbeth and Camilla were twins (can’t confirm this but I think it’s mentioned in the 3rd book) so Neidermann couldn’t be Camilla’s son – his age is not given but he’s certainly no kid!

Posted by Viridian in Vancouver, Canada ,

Neidermann is Zalachenko’s son. He is the half brother to Camilla and Lisbeth.

Posted by smp in Olathe KS ,

Even if other characters did not care for Camilla, I was surprised that the police team did not even try to locate her to get her testimony. They should at least brought up the suspicion that Lisbeth might be hiding with her.

I don’t know about more sequels, the last pages of the Hornet’s Nest, after the trial has finished and Lisbeth organizes her stolen fortune, seem out of place and put together hastily.

Posted by Tom in Tel Aviv, Israel ,

Doesn’t it make more sense that Fermat’s last theorem was a foreshadow of the ending of Larsson series? Fermat’s theorem looked at from a philosophical viewpoint (Salander’s view) was that anything more than two dimensions cannot fit into the two dimensional margins of a sheet of paper. Likewise, the characters Larsson built are multi-dimensional and cannot fit into a set of books. The readers must take up the task of becoming the characters in their own lives. Sheer brilliance! The books are meant to be left for all the “lisbeth salanders” of the world to keep it going in their own lives. That seems obvious when one takes into account Larsson’s political activism. Who really knows what is fiction and what is for real when it comes to the Larsson family saga. It seems like a made up story to keep interest alive and to further promote this awesome series! It helps it live on and encourages readers to actually become the characters they admire. Love it. That cocky devil!

Posted by Megan Van Zelfden in Plano, TX ,

Lisbeth and the others are DEAD without a heart transplant… a ghost writer for book 4. Lisbeth alive with someone else’s heart beats the heck out of a dead lisbeth. She is a fighter and if we (and all the surgeons that would have to come together) all take some anti-rejection meds, we can continue to love her for years to come, ala Ludlum.

Posted by Mark Mark in Riverside, CA ,

The framework within which the trial of Lisbeth Salander was conducted was a revelation. It is so different from teh way a trial is carried out in the United States. I read that Gabrielsson is restricted from completing the fourth book while there is a legal battle waged between her and Larson’s father and brother. Since she was so involved in writing the books, she would be the perfect person to finish the fourth, and possibly continue Larson’s series of ten. How foolish of his relatives to stop the books…if they cooperated, it could be a great opportunity to see his work live on, and they could become very wealthy (if that matters to them). What exactly is the dispute?

Posted by Donna C in Jacksonville, FL ,

I believe that Camilla is older than Lisbeth. I haven’t dug yet, but. I feel this was touched on in book 2.

I definately felt like Camilla was a huge loose thread. I only recently completed ‘Hornet’s Nest’ and one of the first things I said at. The last sentance was “Camilla wasn’t resolved”.

I haven’t examined the issue in detail, but I can attest to the fact that sometimes people can be very irrational about these things. Tolkien refused to sell the movie rights to Lord of the Rings in his lifetime. Orsan Scott Card did the same for Ender’s Game for years until recently. I’ve known artists who will refuse to have their artwork recreated in any form. It doesn’t shock me that family are fighting this. Goodness, look at the whole thing with Mandela’s deceased children and where they should be buried.

Posted by H C in Loudoun Virginia ,

Neidermann also sees “devils” and there was someone in the bricktown, the footsteps. Could be the twin sister creepin on Neiderman for some reason.

Posted by deedee in lawrence ,

Deedee,yes! I was thinking about the same. Larsson’s characters have details that are there for something. The thing that Ronald watches creatures is for something. All I hope is that Camilla would have to be related to this, I just know Zalachenko isn’t because he met his son when he was alredy grown up. Perhaps Camilla has something to do with Ronald’s past, but not with the empire.

Posted by David in Bogotá ,

As said earlier, everything in the Trilogy is there for a reason, so also the names. The name Camilla have intriguing connotation to greek mythology and a famous person.

From Wikipedia (In the Aeneid, Camilla was the name of a princess of the Volsci who was given as a servant to the goddess Diana and raised as a “warrior virgin” of the Amazon type.)

Who could be more goddess than late Princess Diana and what about Camilla?

Questions arise.

Does the name identify any now living Camilla?

Is Camilla an unknown relative to Princess Diana?

Mind Blowing, Can’t wait to read the next book.

Posted by The Dragon in Salanderville ,