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  1. Thomas Lindblad
    Beautiful chapter with such an awkward, hilarious encounter between the two protagonists. Interesting also how Jake's dark past catches up with him. Their verbal communication is on occasion prizeless, like when Jake tells Kody his name and Kody responds with a stunning 'Really?'. I hope we'll get more of such encounters and conversations.
  2. Thomas Lindblad
    Thank you! Yes, it is tacitly assumed that Hugo himself knew for sure he was not TIm's father. There is a new story forthcoming with the same detectives, but the other characters will not reappear in the new case they take on.
  3. Thomas Lindblad
    Lars leaned backwards in the reclining seat in the Eurostar as it made its way out of Rotterdam Central Station. ‘Just in time,’ he noted. After a short night they had had to make a rush for an early train to the central station in Leiden. ‘Actually ,a bit of an adventure for us,’ Lennart said, watching the South Holland landscape fly by. ‘I’m glad you take it like a good sport.’ After a delayed breakfast in the dining car, they felt the need to formulate a strategy that embraced
  4. Thomas Lindblad
    Kody is absoluitely charming. So familiar, so recognizable in his uncertainties and exaggerated emotions. I am getting as interested in him as I already was in Jake. Tremendous story!
  5. Thomas Lindblad
    Very nice to taste the atmosphere of a liberal arts college in a small town. It is perfectly depicted and brings back memories from decades ago. Judging from the name, I strongly suspect the VRU was founded by a Dutchman. I especially like Jake's inner monologue. And, of course, the hilarious moments of his reactions in word and thought. I still need to get to know the other guy better and look forward to the next chapter.
  6. Thomas Lindblad
    Very good to hear, thanks!
  7. Thomas Lindblad
    Thank you. Very nice to hear.
  8. Thomas Lindblad
    Great start with this chapter! Very nice to come across old friends from your Killian crime stories. I did have a feeling about Jake being neglected or mysterious, or both, when he was brought back to Maryland. He remained a bit in the shadow of Killian's native American contacs and I felt I wanted to know more about him. So, I am very pleased he resurfaces, albeit in a different kind of story.
  9. Thomas Lindblad
    It is not easy for a single parent sleeping alone to cough up an alibi for the time between a quarter past midnight and one o'clock. That is Hugo's disadvantage compared to the other adult suspects who are all in relationships.
  10. Thomas Lindblad
    Thank you very much! This is very encouraging. I hope to publish a new story after taking a break.
  11. Thomas Lindblad
    Thanks! Somebody surely had a reason to conceal that the threats had been reversed. No, Lennart did not secure any fingerprints. He had to get hold of the phone secretly when in the bathroom without TIm noticing. He could not follow the proceedings he learned when studying criminology.
  12. Thomas Lindblad
    Lennart was not completely awake and still in his boxers when he joined Lars on the balcony for morning coffee and donuts. ‘The pickings are getting slimmer all the time,’ he complained. There were only two days to go until the agreed deadline of their investigation. ‘True,’ Lars affirmed. ‘We only have three known potential culprits left over. Shooter Jerry doesn’t have an alibi before midnight. Nor does Tim, whereas Hugo lacks an alibi from a quarter past midnight until one o’clock.’
  13. Thomas Lindblad
    That was precisely the reason why the 'garden' was discovered by the condominium admnstration in the true version. In the fictitious version, this had not yet happened. It also happens that the electricity usage is manually linked to another tenant's meter but that also carries a risk of discovery.
  14. Thomas Lindblad
    Incidentally, the marijuana plantation hidden in a shed inside a fashionable condominium is a detail of 'true story'.
  15. Thomas Lindblad
    Hugo has always been a suspect, like the others, but has become more so only because other suspects had an alibi. Hugo is a victim of the successful efforts of Lars and Lennart in finding people who were beyond suspicion.
  16. Thomas Lindblad
    He can't do much about it. He - and every body else - thought he had an alibi because Tim was at home and would have heard him getting out of bed and sneaking outside. Now Tim cannot testify to his presence as sleeping at home since he was away with Jerry. It is simply bad luck for Hugo, especially since other suspects were actively involved with other persons during that critical hour.
  17. Thomas Lindblad
    Thanks a lot! This is inspiring for me.
  18. Thomas Lindblad
    Thank you! I admit it is a bit unconventional for a detective to get involved in multiple love relationships with possible suspects. It undouibtedly reinforces the human factor in a crime history. Nice to hear you like it.
  19. Thomas Lindblad
    Lars looked up in despair. ‘A lost morning,’ he complained. It was Thursday and the day had begun with beautiful summer weather that Lars and Lennart had hardly been able to enjoy. Through mediation by Maurits, they got permission to examine the files of all proprietors and tenants in the condominium. It was a desperate search for the identity of the unknown shooter alias shadow man on the surveillance footage. ‘Not much chance,’ Lennart had said already at the outset. ‘On the images, you c
  20. Thomas Lindblad
    Yes, it is no coincidence that this chapter has the same title as the whole story. But there are more chapters to come with more developments.
  21. Thomas Lindblad
    Thank you!
  22. Thomas Lindblad
    Lennart listened attentively when Lars translated the recent harvest of messages in the residents’ chat group. Darn it, you just about stumble over the mice in the courtyard garden, Rosa K. complained. Live mice or more corpses in our midst? Rob V. jested. Mind you, the mice are good at climbing up walls, Danny texted ominously. And there is also not much progress in the crime investigation, Hugo S. asserted. The good Swedes are doing their very best, Maurits W. recipr
  23. Thomas Lindblad
    Lars and Lennart did not yet probe into that matter, so it remains speculative. Still, there are subtle signs. In the beginning of their relationship, Joyce said not to mind that Danny did not have much (heterosexual) experience; perhaps she doesn't expect much from him in that vein because she has got Rob within easy reach. The separate sleeping arrangement of Joyce and Danny can be construed as a way of tacitly granting Danny opportunities of which Joyce need not know the details.
  24. Thomas Lindblad
    Tim's calming down depends on both Hugo's willingness to accept his son's sexual orientation and Lennart's warm support. We'll see how that works out.
  25. Thomas Lindblad
    Thank you!
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