Goodreads asked W. Len:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

W. Len I've always been fascinated by the Enigma code and the code-breakers who cracked it during WW2. After I dug into the history behind Bletchley Park, where the code-breakers were based, I knew I wanted to write a story set there. That's how House of Secrets came about, although it turned out to be a lot more difficult than I thought.

First, I had to learn about cryptography, in order to make it accessible to my readers.

Second, it's a work of fiction. To me, the most difficult code to break is that of one's heart. That's why I decided to create a love story tying in the code-breaking to the personal secrets of the characters.

Gradually, everything came together. I'm glad it worked out.

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