He had always been a most secretive person.
This fact, applying to any everyday person would not have drawn any attention. However, in his case, circumstances were different. The situation had come about because the man was recognised as being an internationally renowned expert on the complex subject of codes, their creation and how to break them. This, together with the fact that the long-awaited release of his new book was imminent, had his long-time publishing house holding its breath. They knew that this latest work of his would take the world by storm. Moreover, because of his renowned reputation, the publishing house had agreed to his rather unusual request regarding the way they would receive it.
So, it came about that after making a substantial up-front payment to secure their rites to publish, there was a great deal of growing anticipation, knowing that it would only be a matter of a day or two before the original draft was delivered to their offices.
On receipt of it, the publishers rued the day they agreed to receive his new book on a flash drive…
