Notes from the investigation
Dispatches.
Written while the investigation and the book are still in progress. New characters, company files, documents, and developments will appear here as the story unfolds.
A Reputation
A small inquiry into who actually makes and unmakes one.
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Three Letters for Silence
A short note on catch-all clauses, eternal confidentiality, and what an abbreviation cannot do.
Read dispatch →A Note About Faces
A very serious one in which the cast does not get to edit itself out.
Read dispatch →Kristian Bielow and his many hats
A story in which the oddities pile up at an alarming rate, and one simple question remains unanswered.
Read dispatch →The Curriculum Tidy-Up
Three impressive education entries disappeared from Henrik H. Christiansen's LinkedIn profile. Naturally, that made them much more interesting.
Read dispatch →The Vanishing Sheikh
The mysterious disappearance of the Qatari prince, shortly after a glittering success story in Germany.
Read dispatch →Meet Malte Liedtke
A closer look at the biography of one of this book's principal protagonists.
Read dispatch →Total Recall
A side-by-side comparison of the same LinkedIn profile, eight months apart, so the reader can see what changed and decide what to make of it.
Read dispatch →Dr. No
A Dispatch in Which the Faint Outline of Borrowed Credibility Begins to Emerge
Read dispatch →Schrödinger's Doctor
The mysterious case of a doctorate that appears to exist and not exist at the same time.
Read dispatch →How far should we go?
The mysterious disappearance of Sheikh Saud Abdulaziz F. A. Al Thani and the surprise appearance of Malte Liedtke.
Read dispatch →Luke 8:17 and a present from Henrik H. Christiansen.
A cease-and-desist letter lands in the blackbox and introduces a cast of familiar names.
Read dispatch →Spoilt for choice.
A guided tour of three remarkable Bavarian properties, followed by the agony of choosing between them.
Read dispatch →12 November 2025.
Why the story begins with TYDE, Al Masdar Investment, and one specific date that anyone can verify.
Read dispatch →A book in progress.
How one story became an investigation, how the cast kept growing, and why I finally decided to write the book.
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