August 3, 2025

The Human Side of Secrecy in Double Encryption

In Double Encryption, secrecy is not just a plot engine.

It is a strain placed on trust, friendship, and sleep.

I tried to show the quiet emotional cost of what characters cannot safely say aloud.

Secrecy narrows language, and when language narrows, relationships suffer.

That human cost mattered to me more than gadgetry.

Suspense lasts longer when readers care about the person carrying it.

Clive