War Secrets: A Short Story

When I finished my literary thriller, A BITTER VEIL, I intentionally left a loose end in the story. (It happens near the end of the novel). That unexplained plot point is subtly revealed in "War Secrets."

This companion story "prequel" takes place in the 1939 in Leipzig, Germany. The Nazis are in power, but WW2, although declared, is still in the non-fighting Phoney War period. A young Middle-Eastern physics student and an older German scientist must work together to find a way to split the atom. But both men have secrets that could put the other in mortal danger. This story was originally published in the 2013 MWA Anthology THE MYSTERY BOX, edited by Brad Meltzer.

Can you figure out the loose end in Veil and how War Secrets points to its explanation? If you do, let me know. A discount on your next book in my store is in order!