Thomas Lindblad - Stories

L & L Investigations is a detective firm run by Lars Wrede, middle-aged and of Dutch-Swedish origin, together with his younger partner Lennart Torstensson. The firm is based in Stockholm but Lars in particular has strong links with the Netherlands from his youth. By coincidence they get a job to find out the truth behind a mysterious death in the Dutch university town Leiden. This brings them in contact with various aspects of Dutch society, including the experiences of gay young men.

This is a story in the genre of historical fiction. The protagonist is a fictitious Swedish Count living in the early nineteenth century. He is the heir to a large estate in mid-Sweden, pursues formal studies abroad and has contacts with the royal family. His sexual orientation remains an issue throughout his life. This story offers an insight into love relations and friendships at the time. Some actual historical persons figure in the plot in a fictionalized version.

This is a story about a young man from Sweden who loves chess and looks for like-minded friends. The story is set in several countries at a very interesting time in chess history, the early 1970s. It is not a story about the game of chess as such but it contains references to actual players and famous games.

This story is set in a university town in the Netherlands today. Protagonist Alarik is a man in his forties of mixed Dutch-Swedish descent, who has just moved into a new apartment. He turns out to have a young next-door neighbour while his younger colleague happens to live nearby. With a bit of nostalgia, he looks back on past relationships and wonders how his new immediate social environment will impact his daily life.